ZIP Code 28777

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mitchell County, North Carolina.

Population: 10,368
Median household income: $62,399
Median home value: $206,300

ZIP Code 28777 (Mitchell County, North Carolina) is home to about 10,368 residents. Its median household income of $62,399 runs above the Mitchell County figure of $58,089.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28777's population declined 3.3% from 10,717 to 10,368, while its median gross rent rose 20.4% from $570 to $686.

The median gross rent is $686. 18.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,368
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $62,399
Median home value: $206,300
Median gross rent: $686
Housing units: 4,949
Homeownership rate: 76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,71710,368

Median household income

$47,165$62,399

Median home value

$162,000$206,300

Median gross rent

$570$686

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,717	$47,165	$162,000	$570
2020	10,546	$49,713	$163,100	$589
2021	10,318	$50,680	$170,100	$588
2022	10,723	$57,154	$189,700	$623
2023	10,368	$62,399	$206,300	$686

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	520	5.0%
5 to 17	1,153	11.1%
18 to 24	531	5.1%
25 to 34	1,566	15.1%
35 to 44	1,387	13.4%
45 to 54	1,558	15.0%
55 to 64	1,639	15.8%
65 to 74	1,324	12.8%
75 and over	690	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,506	82.0%
Black or African American	605	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	64	0.6%
Asian	26	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.2%
Two or more races	273	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	870	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	994	12.2%
High school graduate	2,953	36.2%
Some college or associate's	2,691	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	893	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	633	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,167	80.2%
Carpooled	462	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	90	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	212	5.4%
Other means	18	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,413	37.8%
15 to 29 min	1,039	27.8%
30 to 44 min	769	20.6%
45 to 59 min	253	6.8%
60+ min	263	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 13.2% (1,119 of 8,491)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,304	62.0%
Nonfamily households	1,413	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,717	75.1%
Vacant	1,232	24.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,858	76.9%
Renter-occupied	859	23.1%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other19.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,553	71.8%
1-unit, attached	56	1.1%
2 to 4 units	257	5.2%
5 to 19 units	97	2.0%
20 or more units	19	0.4%
Mobile home & other	967	19.5%

ZIP Code 28777

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