ZIP Code 28711

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Population: 12,579
Median household income: $69,177
Median home value: $358,400

ZIP Code 28711 (Buncombe County, North Carolina) is home to about 12,579 residents. Its median household income of $69,177 runs in line with the Buncombe County figure of $70,578.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28711's population declined 5.2% from 13,269 to 12,579, while its median gross rent rose 61.6% from $816 to $1,319.

The typical home was built around 1987. 9.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,579
Median age: 57.8 yrs
Median household income: $69,177
Median home value: $358,400
Median gross rent: $1,319
Housing units: 7,563
Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,26912,579

Median household income

$48,594$69,177

Median home value

$240,300$358,400

Median gross rent

$816$1,319

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,269	$48,594	$240,300	$816
2020	13,018	$54,808	$250,900	$1,033
2021	12,639	$61,915	$280,400	$1,104
2022	12,574	$69,922	$320,900	$1,277
2023	12,579	$69,177	$358,400	$1,319

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 179.6%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7419.1%

75 and over17.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	365	2.9%
5 to 17	1,206	9.6%
18 to 24	443	3.5%
25 to 34	1,208	9.6%
35 to 44	1,326	10.5%
45 to 54	1,364	10.8%
55 to 64	2,093	16.6%
65 to 74	2,404	19.1%
75 and over	2,170	17.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,332	90.1%
Black or African American	412	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.2%
Asian	37	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	120	1.0%
Two or more races	458	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	191	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate18.2%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree31.1%

Graduate or professional degree23.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	801	7.6%
High school graduate	1,927	18.2%
Some college or associate's	2,121	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,283	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,433	23.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone72.0%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,533	72.0%
Carpooled	344	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	112	2.3%
Bicycle	24	0.5%
Worked from home	883	18.0%
Other means	11	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,574	39.1%
15 to 29 min	1,350	33.5%
30 to 44 min	627	15.6%
45 to 59 min	204	5.1%
60+ min	269	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 9.1% (1,074 of 11,829)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,984	56.5%
Nonfamily households	2,298	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,282	69.8%
Vacant	2,281	30.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,715	70.3%
Renter-occupied	1,567	29.7%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,926	78.4%
1-unit, attached	192	2.5%
2 to 4 units	178	2.4%
5 to 19 units	536	7.1%
20 or more units	189	2.5%
Mobile home & other	542	7.2%

ZIP Code 28711

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