ZIP Code 28670

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Population: 2,173
Median household income: $47,266
Median home value: $161,000

ZIP Code 28670 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wilkes County, North Carolina, home to about 2,173 residents. At $47,266, its median household income sits below Wilkes County's $50,438.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28670's population declined 40.4% from 3,649 to 2,173, while its median gross rent rose 31.7% from $537 to $707.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.2% of the population. 89.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,173
Median age: 52.8 yrs
Median household income: $47,266
Median home value: $161,000
Median gross rent: $707
Housing units: 1,031
Homeownership rate: 68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6492,173

Median household income

$50,735$47,266

Median home value

$133,900$161,000

Median gross rent

$537$707

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,649	$50,735	$133,900	$537
2020	3,284	$52,926	$126,200	$573
2021	2,965	$55,786	$130,800	$609
2022	2,451	$48,641	$118,400	$647
2023	2,173	$47,266	$161,000	$707

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6422.6%

65 to 7418.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	2.8%
5 to 17	226	10.4%
18 to 24	161	7.4%
25 to 34	187	8.6%
35 to 44	205	9.4%
45 to 54	328	15.1%
55 to 64	491	22.6%
65 to 74	395	18.2%
75 and over	120	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,961	90.2%
Black or African American	116	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	55	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.7%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	340	19.7%
High school graduate	670	38.8%
Some college or associate's	471	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	183	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	62	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone89.8%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	911	89.8%
Carpooled	18	1.8%
Public transit	19	1.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	67	6.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	304	32.1%
15 to 29 min	452	47.7%
30 to 44 min	146	15.4%
45 to 59 min	21	2.2%
60+ min	25	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 11.8% (256 of 2,173)

	Count	Share
Family households	605	68.5%
Nonfamily households	278	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	883	85.6%
Vacant	148	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	606	68.6%
Renter-occupied	277	31.4%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	796	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	231	22.4%

ZIP Code 28670

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