ZIP Code 28739

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Henderson County, North Carolina.

Population: 20,656
Median household income: $70,464
Median home value: $358,800

ZIP Code 28739 (Henderson County, North Carolina) is home to about 20,656 residents. Its median household income of $70,464 runs above the Henderson County figure of $67,623.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28739's population declined 3.9% from 21,492 to 20,656, while its median gross rent rose 21.3% from $820 to $995.

Households average 2.20 people. The median gross rent is $995.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,656
Median age: 54.0 yrs
Median household income: $70,464
Median home value: $358,800
Median gross rent: $995
Housing units: 11,083
Homeownership rate: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,49220,656

Median household income

$57,405$70,464

Median home value

$247,200$358,800

Median gross rent

$820$995

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,492	$57,405	$247,200	$820
2020	21,116	$59,471	$261,900	$858
2021	21,454	$64,101	$275,900	$888
2022	21,244	$68,873	$330,100	$939
2023	20,656	$70,464	$358,800	$995

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7418.8%

75 and over12.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	983	4.8%
5 to 17	2,714	13.1%
18 to 24	886	4.3%
25 to 34	1,708	8.3%
35 to 44	2,238	10.8%
45 to 54	2,004	9.7%
55 to 64	3,574	17.3%
65 to 74	3,884	18.8%
75 and over	2,665	12.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,775	86.1%
Black or African American	638	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	212	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	42	0.2%
Two or more races	493	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,496	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree26.5%

Graduate or professional degree17.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	931	5.8%
High school graduate	3,276	20.4%
Some college or associate's	4,809	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	4,258	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,799	17.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,383	75.2%
Carpooled	793	9.3%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	115	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,062	12.5%
Other means	133	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,145	28.9%
15 to 29 min	2,964	39.9%
30 to 44 min	1,420	19.1%
45 to 59 min	499	6.7%
60+ min	397	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 13.5% (2,758 of 20,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,179	66.5%
Nonfamily households	3,119	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,298	83.9%
Vacant	1,785	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,316	78.7%
Renter-occupied	1,982	21.3%

1-unit, detached75.5%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,372	75.5%
1-unit, attached	378	3.4%
2 to 4 units	891	8.0%
5 to 19 units	543	4.9%
20 or more units	32	0.3%
Mobile home & other	867	7.8%

ZIP Code 28739

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