ZIP Code 28631

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ashe County, North Carolina.

Population: 724
Median household income: $28,798

ZIP Code 28631 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ashe County, North Carolina, home to about 724 residents. At $28,798, its median household income sits below Ashe County's $50,827.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28631's population declined 4.5% from 758 to 724, while its median household income fell 15.2% from $33,961 to $28,798.

Owners occupy 72.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 724
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $28,798
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 403
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

758724

Median household income

$33,961$28,798

Median home value

$181,100$188,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	758	$33,961	$181,100
2020	1,175	$33,532	$166,800
2021	1,044	—	$160,700
2022	946	—	$188,900
2023	724	$28,798	—

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1726.0%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 446.9%

45 to 5418.9%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	4.1%
5 to 17	188	26.0%
18 to 24	20	2.8%
25 to 34	65	9.0%
35 to 44	50	6.9%
45 to 54	137	18.9%
55 to 64	89	12.3%
65 to 74	99	13.7%
75 and over	46	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	710	98.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.8%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's46.1%

Bachelor's degree2.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	96	19.8%
High school graduate	141	29.0%
Some college or associate's	224	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	11	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	161	80.5%
Carpooled	21	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	9.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29	15.9%
15 to 29 min	153	84.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 49.3% (357 of 724)

	Count	Share
Family households	226	83.4%
Nonfamily households	45	16.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	271	67.2%
Vacant	132	32.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	195	72.0%
Renter-occupied	76	28.0%

1-unit, detached89.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	361	89.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	10.4%

ZIP Code 28631

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