ZIP Code 28705

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mitchell County, North Carolina.

Population: 6,733
Median household income: $54,350
Median home value: $202,200

Covering part of Mitchell County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28705 has about 6,733 residents. Its median household income of $54,350 runs below the Mitchell County figure of $58,089.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28705's population declined 2.0% from 6,870 to 6,733, while its median gross rent rose 26.5% from $676 to $855.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.1% of the population. 82.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,733
Median age: 49.5 yrs
Median household income: $54,350
Median home value: $202,200
Median gross rent: $855
Housing units: 3,997
Homeownership rate: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8706,733

Median household income

$44,717$54,350

Median home value

$151,300$202,200

Median gross rent

$676$855

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,870	$44,717	$151,300	$676
2020	6,800	$47,409	$162,900	$732
2021	6,871	$47,363	$169,900	$781
2022	6,708	$55,198	$200,900	$853
2023	6,733	$54,350	$202,200	$855

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over12.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	179	2.7%
5 to 17	877	13.0%
18 to 24	710	10.5%
25 to 34	628	9.3%
35 to 44	679	10.1%
45 to 54	857	12.7%
55 to 64	995	14.8%
65 to 74	986	14.6%
75 and over	822	12.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,338	94.1%
Black or African American	91	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.3%
Asian	37	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	67	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	178	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's36.5%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	541	10.9%
High school graduate	1,534	30.9%
Some college or associate's	1,813	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	571	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	508	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,344	82.4%
Carpooled	180	6.3%
Public transit	8	0.3%
Walked	34	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	226	7.9%
Other means	51	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	543	20.7%
15 to 29 min	1,005	38.4%
30 to 44 min	548	20.9%
45 to 59 min	269	10.3%
60+ min	252	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 10.9% (702 of 6,435)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,889	67.4%
Nonfamily households	914	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,803	70.1%
Vacant	1,194	29.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,244	80.1%
Renter-occupied	559	19.9%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other14.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,200	80.1%
1-unit, attached	3	0.1%
2 to 4 units	89	2.2%
5 to 19 units	68	1.7%
20 or more units	62	1.6%
Mobile home & other	575	14.4%

ZIP Code 28705

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