ZIP Code 28697

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Population: 13,412
Median household income: $55,217
Median home value: $190,700

Covering part of Wilkes County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28697 has about 13,412 residents. At $55,217, its median household income sits above Wilkes County's $50,438.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28697's population declined 3.0% from 13,833 to 13,412, while its median gross rent rose 21.3% from $629 to $763.

The typical home was built around 1978. 15.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,412
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,217
Median home value: $190,700
Median gross rent: $763
Housing units: 6,038
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,83313,412

Median household income

$50,713$55,217

Median home value

$166,400$190,700

Median gross rent

$629$763

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,833	$50,713	$166,400	$629
2020	14,524	$47,212	$168,500	$626
2021	13,766	$46,331	$173,500	$657
2022	13,751	$47,340	$183,800	$724
2023	13,412	$55,217	$190,700	$763

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	518	3.9%
5 to 17	2,518	18.8%
18 to 24	1,149	8.6%
25 to 34	1,671	12.5%
35 to 44	1,524	11.4%
45 to 54	1,240	9.2%
55 to 64	1,885	14.1%
65 to 74	1,350	10.1%
75 and over	1,557	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,127	83.0%
Black or African American	734	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.2%
Two or more races	210	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,306	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,055	11.4%
High school graduate	2,960	32.1%
Some college or associate's	3,043	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,453	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	716	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone88.0%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,194	88.0%
Carpooled	272	4.6%
Public transit	22	0.4%
Walked	86	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	303	5.1%
Other means	22	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,467	44.1%
15 to 29 min	1,643	29.4%
30 to 44 min	522	9.3%
45 to 59 min	481	8.6%
60+ min	483	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 15.1% (1,964 of 12,979)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,426	63.1%
Nonfamily households	2,000	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,426	89.9%
Vacant	612	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,703	68.2%
Renter-occupied	1,723	31.8%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other14.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,121	68.3%
1-unit, attached	9	0.1%
2 to 4 units	313	5.2%
5 to 19 units	416	6.9%
20 or more units	318	5.3%
Mobile home & other	861	14.3%

ZIP Code 28697

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