ZIP Code 28681

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Alexander County, North Carolina.

Population: 26,117
Median household income: $61,343
Median home value: $188,000

ZIP Code 28681 (Alexander County, North Carolina) is home to about 26,117 residents. The median household income of $61,343 is below the Alexander County median ($65,268).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28681's population declined 1.3% from 26,448 to 26,117, while its median gross rent rose 14.7% from $627 to $719.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.7% of the population. 84.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,117
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $61,343
Median home value: $188,000
Median gross rent: $719
Housing units: 11,524
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,44826,117

Median household income

$49,366$61,343

Median home value

$136,800$188,000

Median gross rent

$627$719

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,448	$49,366	$136,800	$627
2020	27,820	$51,114	$138,200	$673
2021	26,297	$52,440	$146,300	$692
2022	25,825	$59,309	$166,500	$721
2023	26,117	$61,343	$188,000	$719

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,080	4.1%
5 to 17	3,767	14.4%
18 to 24	2,287	8.8%
25 to 34	3,161	12.1%
35 to 44	2,999	11.5%
45 to 54	3,683	14.1%
55 to 64	3,819	14.6%
65 to 74	3,065	11.7%
75 and over	2,256	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,896	87.7%
Black or African American	1,250	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	195	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.1%
Two or more races	510	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,235	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,192	16.8%
High school graduate	7,218	38.0%
Some college or associate's	5,697	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,916	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	960	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,153	84.9%
Carpooled	922	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	123	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	527	4.9%
Other means	50	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,689	26.2%
15 to 29 min	3,830	37.4%
30 to 44 min	2,145	20.9%
45 to 59 min	648	6.3%
60+ min	936	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 11.8% (2,896 of 24,543)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,746	69.2%
Nonfamily households	3,001	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,747	84.6%
Vacant	1,777	15.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,866	80.7%
Renter-occupied	1,881	19.3%

1-unit, detached71.1%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other25.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,198	71.1%
1-unit, attached	54	0.5%
2 to 4 units	204	1.8%
5 to 19 units	169	1.5%
20 or more units	17	0.1%
Mobile home & other	2,882	25.0%

ZIP Code 28681

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