ZIP Code 28730

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Population: 7,213
Median household income: $91,544
Median home value: $357,300

Covering part of Buncombe County, North Carolina, ZIP Code 28730 has about 7,213 residents. The median household income of $91,544 is above the Buncombe County median ($70,578).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28730's population declined 21.8% from 9,221 to 7,213, while its median gross rent rose 61.6% from $777 to $1,256.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 22.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,213
Median age: 55.3 yrs
Median household income: $91,544
Median home value: $357,300
Median gross rent: $1,256
Housing units: 3,927
Homeownership rate: 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,2217,213

Median household income

$59,101$91,544

Median home value

$255,100$357,300

Median gross rent

$777$1,256

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,221	$59,101	$255,100	$777
2020	9,632	$61,688	$244,400	$777
2021	8,532	$69,474	$260,600	$804
2022	7,776	$85,743	$304,700	$830
2023	7,213	$91,544	$357,300	$1,256

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 346.5%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7422.4%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	206	2.9%
5 to 17	799	11.1%
18 to 24	483	6.7%
25 to 34	468	6.5%
35 to 44	685	9.5%
45 to 54	926	12.8%
55 to 64	1,315	18.2%
65 to 74	1,613	22.4%
75 and over	718	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,744	93.5%
Black or African American	3	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	163	2.3%
Two or more races	113	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	190	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree24.8%

Graduate or professional degree20.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	321	5.6%
High school graduate	1,174	20.5%
Some college or associate's	1,652	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,418	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,160	20.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit2.6%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,305	78.3%
Carpooled	105	3.6%
Public transit	78	2.6%
Walked	70	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	387	13.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	203	7.9%
15 to 29 min	1,511	59.1%
30 to 44 min	596	23.3%
45 to 59 min	91	3.6%
60+ min	157	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 8.7% (618 of 7,105)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,044	73.7%
Nonfamily households	731	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,775	70.7%
Vacant	1,152	29.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,479	89.3%
Renter-occupied	296	10.7%

1-unit, detached78.1%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,068	78.1%
1-unit, attached	49	1.2%
2 to 4 units	58	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	752	19.1%

ZIP Code 28730

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