ZIP Code 28782

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Polk County, North Carolina.

Population: 6,337
Median household income: $61,731
Median home value: $289,700

ZIP Code 28782 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Polk County, North Carolina, home to about 6,337 residents. Its median household income of $61,731 runs in line with the Polk County figure of $61,005.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28782's population declined 7.5% from 6,852 to 6,337, while its median gross rent rose 19.1% from $1,054 to $1,255.

The median gross rent is $1,255. 40.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,337
Median age: 58.0 yrs
Median household income: $61,731
Median home value: $289,700
Median gross rent: $1,255
Housing units: 3,718
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8526,337

Median household income

$54,024$61,731

Median home value

$253,100$289,700

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,255

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,852	$54,024	$253,100	$1,054
2020	6,894	$54,949	$243,300	$1,074
2021	6,329	$57,103	$266,700	$1,107
2022	6,420	$59,594	$279,800	$1,272
2023	6,337	$61,731	$289,700	$1,255

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 179.2%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7419.1%

75 and over15.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	150	2.4%
5 to 17	582	9.2%
18 to 24	244	3.9%
25 to 34	555	8.8%
35 to 44	477	7.5%
45 to 54	863	13.6%
55 to 64	1,288	20.3%
65 to 74	1,210	19.1%
75 and over	968	15.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,736	90.5%
Black or African American	381	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	8	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.2%
Two or more races	111	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	81	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate21.2%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree25.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	273	5.1%
High school graduate	1,137	21.2%
Some college or associate's	1,768	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,384	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	799	14.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.1%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,936	70.1%
Carpooled	297	10.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	70	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	451	16.3%
Other means	9	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	804	34.8%
15 to 29 min	644	27.9%
30 to 44 min	453	19.6%
45 to 59 min	279	12.1%
60+ min	132	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 14.2% (886 of 6,246)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,741	56.9%
Nonfamily households	1,319	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,060	82.3%
Vacant	658	17.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,351	76.8%
Renter-occupied	709	23.2%

1-unit, detached83.7%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,111	83.7%
1-unit, attached	72	1.9%
2 to 4 units	145	3.9%
5 to 19 units	176	4.7%
20 or more units	2	0.1%
Mobile home & other	212	5.7%

ZIP Code 28782

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