ZIP Code 28716

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Haywood County, North Carolina.

Population: 16,216
Median household income: $60,008
Median home value: $223,600

Covering part of Haywood County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28716 has about 16,216 residents. At $60,008, its median household income sits in line with Haywood County's $61,001.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28716's population declined 8.7% from 17,770 to 16,216, while its median gross rent rose 29.9% from $740 to $961.

79.7% of workers drive to work alone. 76.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,216
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $60,008
Median home value: $223,600
Median gross rent: $961
Housing units: 8,590
Homeownership rate: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,77016,216

Median household income

$49,703$60,008

Median home value

$161,100$223,600

Median gross rent

$740$961

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,770	$49,703	$161,100	$740
2020	18,095	$51,233	$166,800	$771
2021	17,701	$50,635	$174,300	$788
2022	17,007	$55,261	$202,700	$890
2023	16,216	$60,008	$223,600	$961

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,123	6.9%
5 to 17	1,911	11.8%
18 to 24	1,009	6.2%
25 to 34	2,557	15.8%
35 to 44	1,697	10.5%
45 to 54	1,842	11.4%
55 to 64	2,352	14.5%
65 to 74	2,037	12.6%
75 and over	1,688	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,056	92.8%
Black or African American	113	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.2%
Asian	80	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	511	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	422	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	977	8.0%
High school graduate	4,153	34.1%
Some college or associate's	4,131	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,830	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,082	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,781	79.7%
Carpooled	500	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	422	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	402	5.5%
Other means	148	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,715	25.0%
15 to 29 min	2,675	39.0%
30 to 44 min	1,725	25.2%
45 to 59 min	482	7.0%
60+ min	254	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 14.3% (2,281 of 15,946)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,332	62.7%
Nonfamily households	2,579	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,911	80.5%
Vacant	1,679	19.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,186	75.0%
Renter-occupied	1,725	25.0%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,567	76.4%
1-unit, attached	44	0.5%
2 to 4 units	260	3.0%
5 to 19 units	62	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,657	19.3%

ZIP Code 28716

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