ZIP Code 28743

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Madison County, North Carolina.

Population: 2,374
Median household income: $47,266
Median home value: $150,900

ZIP Code 28743 (Madison County, North Carolina) is home to about 2,374 residents. At $47,266, its median household income sits below Madison County's $58,628.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28743's population grew 18.9% from 1,997 to 2,374, while its median gross rent fell 4.8% from $602 to $573.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 97.0% of the population. 81.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,374
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,266
Median home value: $150,900
Median gross rent: $573
Housing units: 1,447
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9972,374

Median household income

$38,413$47,266

Median home value

$156,800$150,900

Median gross rent

$602$573

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,997	$38,413	$156,800	$602
2020	2,375	$47,083	$161,300	$573
2021	2,424	$52,045	$179,600	$498
2022	2,301	$52,625	$153,200	$549
2023	2,374	$47,266	$150,900	$573

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over12.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	2.7%
5 to 17	373	15.7%
18 to 24	155	6.5%
25 to 34	187	7.9%
35 to 44	353	14.9%
45 to 54	234	9.9%
55 to 64	468	19.7%
65 to 74	251	10.6%
75 and over	289	12.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,302	97.0%
Black or African American	33	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	39	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's44.1%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	155	8.7%
High school graduate	537	30.1%
Some college or associate's	786	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	259	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	45	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	794	81.3%
Carpooled	38	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	119	12.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	332	38.7%
15 to 29 min	49	5.7%
30 to 44 min	100	11.7%
45 to 59 min	55	6.4%
60+ min	322	37.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 13.6% (320 of 2,348)

	Count	Share
Family households	589	60.0%
Nonfamily households	392	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	981	67.8%
Vacant	466	32.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	760	77.5%
Renter-occupied	221	22.5%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other31.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	928	64.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	66	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2	0.1%
20 or more units	1	0.1%
Mobile home & other	450	31.1%

ZIP Code 28743

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