ZIP Code 28640

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ashe County, North Carolina.

Population: 4,818
Median household income: $50,946
Median home value: $252,200

ZIP Code 28640 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ashe County, North Carolina, home to about 4,818 residents. At $50,946, its median household income sits in line with Ashe County's $50,827.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28640's population declined 3.4% from 4,985 to 4,818, while its median gross rent rose 31.0% from $562 to $736.

The median gross rent is $736. 17.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,818
Median age: 53.3 yrs
Median household income: $50,946
Median home value: $252,200
Median gross rent: $736
Housing units: 2,832
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9854,818

Median household income

$39,222$50,946

Median home value

$154,300$252,200

Median gross rent

$562$736

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,985	$39,222	$154,300	$562
2020	4,718	$41,014	$164,000	$585
2021	4,680	$43,606	$181,700	$623
2022	5,074	$48,417	$212,800	$671
2023	4,818	$50,946	$252,200	$736

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7418.4%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	110	2.3%
5 to 17	575	11.9%
18 to 24	306	6.4%
25 to 34	539	11.2%
35 to 44	387	8.0%
45 to 54	546	11.3%
55 to 64	812	16.9%
65 to 74	887	18.4%
75 and over	656	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,363	90.6%
Black or African American	112	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	74	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	254	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's38.4%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	516	13.5%
High school graduate	1,158	30.3%
Some college or associate's	1,469	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	422	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	262	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,376	72.7%
Carpooled	224	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	278	14.7%
Other means	7	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	854	52.9%
15 to 29 min	356	22.1%
30 to 44 min	276	17.1%
45 to 59 min	87	5.4%
60+ min	41	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 16.5% (751 of 4,558)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,363	65.5%
Nonfamily households	717	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,080	73.4%
Vacant	752	26.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,440	69.2%
Renter-occupied	640	30.8%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,848	65.3%
1-unit, attached	84	3.0%
2 to 4 units	378	13.3%
5 to 19 units	111	3.9%
20 or more units	187	6.6%
Mobile home & other	224	7.9%

ZIP Code 28640

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