ZIP Code 28801

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Population: 13,580
Median household income: $51,125
Median home value: $481,400

ZIP Code 28801 (Buncombe County, North Carolina) is home to about 13,580 residents. The median household income of $51,125 is below the Buncombe County median ($70,578).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 28801's population declined 1.5% from 13,790 to 13,580, while its median gross rent rose 31.4% from $860 to $1,130.

45.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1963.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,580
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $51,125
Median home value: $481,400
Median gross rent: $1,130
Housing units: 8,490
Homeownership rate: 36.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,79013,580

Median household income

$35,941$51,125

Median home value

$320,400$481,400

Median gross rent

$860$1,130

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,790	$35,941	$320,400	$860
2020	13,792	$37,475	$353,200	$881
2021	14,395	$44,860	$370,800	$966
2022	13,498	$46,496	$448,700	$1,001
2023	13,580	$51,125	$481,400	$1,130

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 178.9%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3417.9%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	433	3.2%
5 to 17	1,203	8.9%
18 to 24	1,351	9.9%
25 to 34	2,433	17.9%
35 to 44	1,619	11.9%
45 to 54	2,039	15.0%
55 to 64	2,052	15.1%
65 to 74	1,526	11.2%
75 and over	924	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,093	74.3%
Black or African American	2,289	16.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.2%
Asian	71	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	181	1.3%
Two or more races	627	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	291	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.4%

High school graduate19.2%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree32.2%

Graduate or professional degree21.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	785	7.4%
High school graduate	2,035	19.2%
Some college or associate's	2,133	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,415	32.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,225	21.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone57.7%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit1.8%

Walked7.5%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home25.0%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,909	57.7%
Carpooled	360	5.3%
Public transit	119	1.8%
Walked	511	7.5%
Bicycle	67	1.0%
Worked from home	1,693	25.0%
Other means	120	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,756	54.2%
15 to 29 min	1,780	35.0%
30 to 44 min	424	8.3%
45 to 59 min	56	1.1%
60+ min	70	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 26.2% (3,379 of 12,884)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,160	35.5%
Nonfamily households	3,921	64.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,081	71.6%
Vacant	2,409	28.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,232	36.7%
Renter-occupied	3,849	63.3%

1-unit, detached45.8%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units21.7%

20 or more units19.7%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,891	45.8%
1-unit, attached	128	1.5%
2 to 4 units	900	10.6%
5 to 19 units	1,841	21.7%
20 or more units	1,676	19.7%
Mobile home & other	54	0.6%

ZIP Code 28801

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