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ZIP Code 28278 demographics

Cities: 1

Total housing units: 12,303

Population: 34,272

ZIP Code 28278 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 28278 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 28278.

28278 state: North Carolina
28278 county: Mecklenburg County
28278 city: Charlotte city

ZIP Code 28278 population: 34,272

Population

Year	Population
2021	34,272
2020	29,919
2019	29,347
2018	27,286
2017	25,018
2016	24,109
2015	22,888
2014	22,485
2013	21,918
2012	20,905
2011	19,437

Census data for ZIP Code 28278

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 28278

Total population
Total population	34,272
Male	16,886
Female	17,386

Population by age
Total population	34,272
Under 5 years	2,698
5 to 9 years	3,254
10 to 14 years	2,201
15 to 19 years	1,868
20 to 24 years	1,792
25 to 34 years	4,761
35 to 44 years	6,009
45 to 54 years	5,345
55 to 59 years	1,754
60 to 64 years	1,332
65 to 74 years	2,102
75 to 84 years	868
85 years and over	288
Median age (years)	35.8
Under 18 years	9,412
16 years and over	25,838
18 years and over	24,860
21 years and over	24,127
62 years and over	3,987
65 years and over	3,258

Population by race
Total population	34,272
One race	31,302
White	15,370
Black or African American	11,601
American Indian and Alaska Native	22
Asian	3,161
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	34
Some other race	1,114
Two or more races	2,970

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	22,738
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	11,432
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	11,306

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 28278

Households by type
Total households	11,695
Family households (families)	7,504
Married-couple family	620
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,417
Female householder, no husband present, family	1,014
Nonfamily households	2,154
Average household size	2,078
Average family size	2.93

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 28278

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	11,695
Less than $10,000	157
$10,000 to $14,999	122
$15,000 to $24,999	385
$25,000 to $34,999	493
$35,000 to $49,999	655
$50,000 to $74,999	1,809
$75,000 to $99,999	1,576
$100,000 to $149,999	3,028
$150,000 to $199,999	1,537
$200,000 or more	1,933
Median household income (dollars)	107,998

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 28278

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	12,303
Occupied housing units	11,695
Vacant housing units	608

Units in structure
Total housing units	12,303
1-unit, detached	9,746
1-unit, attached	894
2 units	59
3 or 4 units	12
5 to 9 units	145
10 to 19 units	364
20 or more units	1,016
Mobile home	67
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	12,303
Built 2014 or later	116
Built 2010 to 2013	4,030
Built 2000 to 2009	5,205
Built 1990 to 1999	1,536
Built 1980 to 1989	663
Built 1970 to 1979	406
Built 1960 to 1969	96
Built 1950 to 1959	146
Built 1940 to 1949	92
Built 1939 or earlier	13

Rooms
Total housing units	12,303
1 room	31
2 rooms	187
3 rooms	704
4 rooms	1,100
5 rooms	1,482
6 rooms	2,118
7 rooms	1,465
8 rooms	2,147
9 rooms or more	3,069
Median rooms	6.9

Bedrooms
Total housing units	12,303
No bedroom	31
1 bedroom	517
2 bedrooms	1,494
3 bedrooms	4,706
4 bedrooms	3,674
5 or more bedrooms	1,881

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	11,695
Owner-occupied	8,726
Renter-occupied	2,969
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.02
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.68

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	11,695
Moved in 2017 or later	2,231
Moved in 2015 to 2016	4,645
Moved in 2010 to 2014	1,412
Moved in 2000 to 2009	2,571
Moved in 1990 to 1999	495
Moved in 1989 and earlier	341

Value
Owner-occupied units	8,726
Less than $50,000	10
$50,000 to $99,999	7
$100,000 to $149,999	197
$150,000 to $199,999	809
$200,000 to $299,999	2,413
$300,000 to $499,999	3,800
$500,000 to $999,999	1,322
$1,000,000 or more	168
Median (dollars)	333,600

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	8,726
Housing units with a mortgage	7,392
Housing units without a mortgage	1,334

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	2,877
Less than $500	0
$500 to $999	187
$1,000 to $1,499	1,201
$1,500 to $1,999	909
$2,000 to $2,499	436
$2,500 to $2,999	45
$3,000 or more	99
Median (dollars)	1,528
No rent paid	92

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