ZIP Code 28747

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Transylvania County, North Carolina.

Population: 2,216
Median household income: $60,405
Median home value: $256,000

ZIP Code 28747 (Transylvania County, North Carolina) is home to about 2,216 residents. Its median household income of $60,405 runs below the Transylvania County figure of $64,523.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 28747's population declined 3.5% from 2,297 to 2,216.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,216
Median age: 48.5 yrs
Median household income: $60,405
Median home value: $256,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,864
Homeownership rate: 93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2972,216

Median household income

$40,850$60,405

Median home value

$181,900$256,000

Median gross rent

$693$768

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,297	$40,850	$181,900	$693
2020	2,267	$37,350	$163,300	$660
2021	2,198	$38,920	$187,000	$642
2022	2,269	$58,400	$226,400	$768
2023	2,216	$60,405	$256,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7414.7%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	2.9%
5 to 17	483	21.8%
18 to 24	70	3.2%
25 to 34	285	12.9%
35 to 44	156	7.0%
45 to 54	269	12.1%
55 to 64	345	15.6%
65 to 74	325	14.7%
75 and over	218	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,141	96.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	197	12.3%
High school graduate	439	27.5%
Some college or associate's	507	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	310	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	145	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	702	80.3%
Carpooled	92	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	72	8.2%
Other means	8	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	198	24.7%
15 to 29 min	248	30.9%
30 to 44 min	273	34.0%
45 to 59 min	60	7.5%
60+ min	23	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 20.9% (461 of 2,208)

	Count	Share
Family households	661	73.4%
Nonfamily households	239	26.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	900	48.3%
Vacant	964	51.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	842	93.6%
Renter-occupied	58	6.4%

1-unit, detached71.1%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,326	71.1%
1-unit, attached	16	0.9%
2 to 4 units	36	1.9%
5 to 19 units	182	9.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	304	16.3%

ZIP Code 28747

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