ZIP Code 28658

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Catawba County, North Carolina.

Population: 25,681
Median household income: $67,805
Median home value: $192,500

ZIP Code 28658 (Catawba County, North Carolina) is home to about 25,681 residents. At $67,805, its median household income sits above Catawba County's $64,544.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28658's population declined 7.2% from 27,688 to 25,681, while its median gross rent rose 24.7% from $748 to $933.

Households average 2.44 people. The median gross rent is $933.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,681
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $67,805
Median home value: $192,500
Median gross rent: $933
Housing units: 10,958
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,68825,681

Median household income

$50,248$67,805

Median home value

$121,200$192,500

Median gross rent

$748$933

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,688	$50,248	$121,200	$748
2020	27,818	$55,442	$133,100	$782
2021	26,578	$59,324	$144,500	$793
2022	25,561	$62,265	$168,400	$872
2023	25,681	$67,805	$192,500	$933

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,535	6.0%
5 to 17	3,565	13.9%
18 to 24	2,154	8.4%
25 to 34	3,739	14.6%
35 to 44	2,886	11.2%
45 to 54	3,367	13.1%
55 to 64	3,406	13.3%
65 to 74	2,789	10.9%
75 and over	2,240	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,796	69.3%
Black or African American	2,092	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	1,174	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	93	0.4%
Two or more races	1,318	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,193	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,136	11.6%
High school graduate	6,144	33.3%
Some college or associate's	6,592	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,569	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	986	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,828	79.4%
Carpooled	1,113	9.0%
Public transit	122	1.0%
Walked	191	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	844	6.8%
Other means	280	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,782	32.8%
15 to 29 min	4,922	42.7%
30 to 44 min	1,396	12.1%
45 to 59 min	325	2.8%
60+ min	1,109	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 10.3% (2,553 of 24,860)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,835	67.0%
Nonfamily households	3,369	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,204	93.1%
Vacant	754	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,671	75.2%
Renter-occupied	2,533	24.8%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,138	74.3%
1-unit, attached	424	3.9%
2 to 4 units	586	5.3%
5 to 19 units	280	2.6%
20 or more units	271	2.5%
Mobile home & other	1,259	11.5%

ZIP Code 28658

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