ZIP Code 28657

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Avery County, North Carolina.

Population: 8,098
Median household income: $56,371
Median home value: $223,600

ZIP Code 28657 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Avery County, North Carolina, home to about 8,098 residents. Its median household income of $56,371 runs in line with the Avery County figure of $57,657.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28657's population declined 6.4% from 8,651 to 8,098, while its median gross rent rose 11.0% from $674 to $748.

84.5% of workers drive to work alone. 84.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,098
Median age: 51.4 yrs
Median household income: $56,371
Median home value: $223,600
Median gross rent: $748
Housing units: 6,249
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6518,098

Median household income

$36,920$56,371

Median home value

$141,100$223,600

Median gross rent

$674$748

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,651	$36,920	$141,100	$674
2020	8,680	$39,309	$155,700	$664
2021	8,226	$43,762	$165,900	$675
2022	8,201	$50,216	$198,500	$718
2023	8,098	$56,371	$223,600	$748

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	328	4.1%
5 to 17	978	12.1%
18 to 24	368	4.5%
25 to 34	792	9.8%
35 to 44	857	10.6%
45 to 54	1,233	15.2%
55 to 64	1,325	16.4%
65 to 74	1,286	15.9%
75 and over	931	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,705	95.1%
Black or African American	2	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	18	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	66	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	299	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's35.0%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	601	9.4%
High school graduate	1,980	30.8%
Some college or associate's	2,249	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,057	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	537	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,757	84.5%
Carpooled	236	7.2%
Public transit	32	1.0%
Walked	13	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	136	4.2%
Other means	90	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	934	29.9%
15 to 29 min	1,065	34.0%
30 to 44 min	615	19.7%
45 to 59 min	434	13.9%
60+ min	80	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 8.4% (674 of 8,061)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,256	62.8%
Nonfamily households	1,338	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,594	57.5%
Vacant	2,655	42.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,935	81.7%
Renter-occupied	659	18.3%

1-unit, detached84.3%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other12.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,269	84.3%
1-unit, attached	4	0.1%
2 to 4 units	48	0.8%
5 to 19 units	6	0.1%
20 or more units	142	2.3%
Mobile home & other	780	12.5%

ZIP Code 28657

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