ZIP Code 28618

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Watauga County, North Carolina.

Population: 2,240
Median household income: $62,667
Median home value: $308,000

Covering part of Watauga County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28618 has about 2,240 residents. Its median household income of $62,667 runs above the Watauga County figure of $51,367.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28618's population declined 12.5% from 2,561 to 2,240, while its median gross rent rose 19.4% from $885 to $1,057.

The largest age group is 45 to 54, 18.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,240
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,667
Median home value: $308,000
Median gross rent: $1,057
Housing units: 1,348
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5612,240

Median household income

$55,521$62,667

Median home value

$182,800$308,000

Median gross rent

$885$1,057

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,561	$55,521	$182,800	$885
2020	2,448	$54,167	$191,900	$919
2021	2,562	$56,378	$203,400	$918
2022	2,196	$55,350	$244,600	$1,000
2023	2,240	$62,667	$308,000	$1,057

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5418.6%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	192	8.6%
5 to 17	336	15.0%
18 to 24	152	6.8%
25 to 34	204	9.1%
35 to 44	314	14.0%
45 to 54	417	18.6%
55 to 64	285	12.7%
65 to 74	231	10.3%
75 and over	109	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,050	91.5%
Black or African American	20	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	163	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	3.0%
High school graduate	505	32.4%
Some college or associate's	489	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	316	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	203	13.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	989	84.2%
Carpooled	111	9.4%
Public transit	2	0.2%
Walked	5	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	68	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	120	10.8%
15 to 29 min	728	65.8%
30 to 44 min	193	17.4%
45 to 59 min	51	4.6%
60+ min	15	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 6.6% (147 of 2,224)

	Count	Share
Family households	561	63.0%
Nonfamily households	329	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	890	66.0%
Vacant	458	34.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	667	74.9%
Renter-occupied	223	25.1%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,088	80.7%
1-unit, attached	6	0.4%
2 to 4 units	81	6.0%
5 to 19 units	7	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	166	12.3%

ZIP Code 28618

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