ZIP Code 28642

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Yadkin County, North Carolina.

Population: 5,591
Median household income: $45,781
Median home value: $131,600

ZIP Code 28642 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Yadkin County, North Carolina, home to about 5,591 residents. Its median household income of $45,781 runs below the Yadkin County figure of $60,321.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28642's population declined 4.9% from 5,881 to 5,591, while its median gross rent rose 3.1% from $548 to $565.

The median resident is 44.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,591
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $45,781
Median home value: $131,600
Median gross rent: $565
Housing units: 2,653
Homeownership rate: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8815,591

Median household income

$40,522$45,781

Median home value

$102,800$131,600

Median gross rent

$548$565

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,881	$40,522	$102,800	$548
2020	5,467	$42,863	$105,300	$492
2021	5,293	$40,179	$103,300	$458
2022	5,380	$46,012	$132,800	$535
2023	5,591	$45,781	$131,600	$565

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	3.0%
5 to 17	1,006	18.0%
18 to 24	473	8.5%
25 to 34	630	11.3%
35 to 44	538	9.6%
45 to 54	775	13.9%
55 to 64	740	13.2%
65 to 74	633	11.3%
75 and over	629	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,445	79.5%
Black or African American	479	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	33	0.6%
Two or more races	139	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	492	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's39.6%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	592	15.0%
High school graduate	1,268	32.1%
Some college or associate's	1,563	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	402	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	120	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,974	83.1%
Carpooled	298	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	35	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	2.8%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	633	27.4%
15 to 29 min	887	38.4%
30 to 44 min	491	21.3%
45 to 59 min	136	5.9%
60+ min	162	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 14.8% (825 of 5,568)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,394	58.2%
Nonfamily households	1,002	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,396	90.3%
Vacant	257	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,610	67.2%
Renter-occupied	786	32.8%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other9.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,866	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	222	8.4%
5 to 19 units	79	3.0%
20 or more units	239	9.0%
Mobile home & other	247	9.3%

ZIP Code 28642

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