ZIP Code 28768

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Transylvania County, North Carolina.

Population: 6,836
Median household income: $72,567
Median home value: $299,500

ZIP Code 28768 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Transylvania County, North Carolina, home to about 6,836 residents. The median household income of $72,567 is above the Transylvania County median ($64,523).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28768's population declined 8.9% from 7,504 to 6,836, while its median gross rent rose 3.9% from $788 to $819.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.0% of the population. 80.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,836
Median age: 51.9 yrs
Median household income: $72,567
Median home value: $299,500
Median gross rent: $819
Housing units: 3,542
Homeownership rate: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5046,836

Median household income

$58,115$72,567

Median home value

$235,000$299,500

Median gross rent

$788$819

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,504	$58,115	$235,000	$788
2020	7,923	$54,235	$226,500	$737
2021	7,302	$60,795	$239,000	$741
2022	6,720	$63,542	$278,600	$789
2023	6,836	$72,567	$299,500	$819

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7422.8%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	508	7.4%
5 to 17	738	10.8%
18 to 24	258	3.8%
25 to 34	669	9.8%
35 to 44	799	11.7%
45 to 54	729	10.7%
55 to 64	892	13.0%
65 to 74	1,557	22.8%
75 and over	686	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,744	84.0%
Black or African American	93	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	118	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.5%
Two or more races	82	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	768	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree26.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	223	4.2%
High school graduate	1,553	29.1%
Some college or associate's	1,428	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,435	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	693	13.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,047	80.2%
Carpooled	99	3.9%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	24	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	363	14.2%
Other means	17	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	588	26.9%
15 to 29 min	881	40.3%
30 to 44 min	465	21.3%
45 to 59 min	86	3.9%
60+ min	168	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 12.4% (847 of 6,833)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,946	69.8%
Nonfamily households	842	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,788	78.7%
Vacant	754	21.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,362	84.7%
Renter-occupied	426	15.3%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,860	80.7%
1-unit, attached	89	2.5%
2 to 4 units	37	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	556	15.7%

ZIP Code 28768

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