ZIP Code 28712

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Transylvania County, North Carolina.

Population: 19,600
Median household income: $61,560
Median home value: $372,900

ZIP Code 28712 (Transylvania County, North Carolina) is home to about 19,600 residents. At $61,560, its median household income sits below Transylvania County's $64,523.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28712's population declined 1.2% from 19,847 to 19,600, while its median gross rent rose 24.4% from $755 to $939.

Owners occupy 68.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 53.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,600
Median age: 53.9 yrs
Median household income: $61,560
Median home value: $372,900
Median gross rent: $939
Housing units: 10,714
Homeownership rate: 68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,84719,600

Median household income

$47,798$61,560

Median home value

$228,700$372,900

Median gross rent

$755$939

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,847	$47,798	$228,700	$755
2020	19,842	$50,891	$246,300	$734
2021	19,777	$59,327	$274,000	$793
2022	20,199	$61,084	$327,800	$876
2023	19,600	$61,560	$372,900	$939

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over17.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	622	3.2%
5 to 17	2,116	10.8%
18 to 24	1,684	8.6%
25 to 34	1,961	10.0%
35 to 44	1,778	9.1%
45 to 54	1,977	10.1%
55 to 64	2,929	14.9%
65 to 74	3,146	16.1%
75 and over	3,387	17.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,350	88.5%
Black or African American	1,023	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.2%
Asian	25	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	76	0.4%
Two or more races	523	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	570	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate19.6%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	894	5.9%
High school graduate	2,979	19.6%
Some college or associate's	5,206	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,706	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,393	15.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,956	76.4%
Carpooled	665	8.5%
Public transit	39	0.5%
Walked	242	3.1%
Bicycle	97	1.2%
Worked from home	774	9.9%
Other means	22	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,090	44.0%
15 to 29 min	1,949	27.8%
30 to 44 min	1,039	14.8%
45 to 59 min	520	7.4%
60+ min	423	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 13.9% (2,591 of 18,643)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,359	60.1%
Nonfamily households	3,556	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,915	83.2%
Vacant	1,799	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,120	68.6%
Renter-occupied	2,795	31.4%

1-unit, detached73.8%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other10.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,912	73.8%
1-unit, attached	173	1.6%
2 to 4 units	659	6.2%
5 to 19 units	306	2.9%
20 or more units	516	4.8%
Mobile home & other	1,148	10.7%

ZIP Code 28712

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