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ZIP Code 28655 demographics

Cities: 5

Total housing units: 24,640

Population: 55,752

ZIP Code 28655 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 28655 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 28655.

28655 state: North Carolina
28655 counties: Burke County, Caldwell County, McDowell County, Rutherford County
28655 cities: Drexel town , Glen Alpine town , Morganton city , Salem CDP , Valdese town

ZIP Code 28655 population: 55,752

Population

Year	Population
2021	55,752
2020	55,375
2019	55,009
2018	54,594
2017	54,339
2016	54,642
2015	55,053
2014	55,239
2013	55,330
2012	55,894
2011	56,730

Census data for ZIP Code 28655

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 28655

Total population
Total population	55,752
Male	28,019
Female	27,733

Population by age
Total population	55,752
Under 5 years	2,681
5 to 9 years	2,821
10 to 14 years	3,280
15 to 19 years	3,077
20 to 24 years	3,219
25 to 34 years	7,002
35 to 44 years	6,649
45 to 54 years	7,351
55 to 59 years	4,262
60 to 64 years	4,426
65 to 74 years	6,189
75 to 84 years	3,134
85 years and over	1,661
Median age (years)	43.2
Under 18 years	10,466
16 years and over	46,344
18 years and over	45,286
21 years and over	43,464
62 years and over	13,388
65 years and over	10,984

Population by race
Total population	55,752
One race	54,011
White	44,420
Black or African American	4,847
American Indian and Alaska Native	779
Asian	1,389
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	70
Some other race	2,506
Two or more races	1,741

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	43,559
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	21,788
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	21,771

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 28655

Households by type
Total households	21,382
Family households (families)	10,346
Married-couple family	1,244
Male householder, no wife present, family	4,207
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,040
Nonfamily households	5,585
Average household size	7,534
Average family size	2.51

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 28655

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	21,382
Less than $10,000	1,364
$10,000 to $14,999	1,252
$15,000 to $24,999	2,563
$25,000 to $34,999	2,793
$35,000 to $49,999	3,519
$50,000 to $74,999	3,619
$75,000 to $99,999	2,753
$100,000 to $149,999	2,399
$150,000 to $199,999	548
$200,000 or more	572
Median household income (dollars)	45,725

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 28655

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	24,640
Occupied housing units	21,382
Vacant housing units	3,258

Units in structure
Total housing units	24,640
1-unit, detached	16,085
1-unit, attached	271
2 units	589
3 or 4 units	629
5 to 9 units	1,024
10 to 19 units	261
20 or more units	399
Mobile home	5,348
Boat, RV, van, etc.	34

Year structure built
Total housing units	24,640
Built 2014 or later	11
Built 2010 to 2013	782
Built 2000 to 2009	2,970
Built 1990 to 1999	4,025
Built 1980 to 1989	3,969
Built 1970 to 1979	4,519
Built 1960 to 1969	2,885
Built 1950 to 1959	2,019
Built 1940 to 1949	1,624
Built 1939 or earlier	1,836

Rooms
Total housing units	24,640
1 room	141
2 rooms	450
3 rooms	1,902
4 rooms	5,864
5 rooms	5,669
6 rooms	4,573
7 rooms	2,368
8 rooms	1,679
9 rooms or more	1,994
Median rooms	5.2

Bedrooms
Total housing units	24,640
No bedroom	141
1 bedroom	1,505
2 bedrooms	8,227
3 bedrooms	11,686
4 bedrooms	2,580
5 or more bedrooms	501

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	21,382
Owner-occupied	15,608
Renter-occupied	5,774
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.52
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.47

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	21,382
Moved in 2017 or later	1,414
Moved in 2015 to 2016	5,049
Moved in 2010 to 2014	3,643
Moved in 2000 to 2009	4,382
Moved in 1990 to 1999	2,988
Moved in 1989 and earlier	3,906

Value
Owner-occupied units	15,608
Less than $50,000	1,806
$50,000 to $99,999	3,823
$100,000 to $149,999	2,946
$150,000 to $199,999	2,698
$200,000 to $299,999	2,562
$300,000 to $499,999	1,219
$500,000 to $999,999	510
$1,000,000 or more	44
Median (dollars)	135,100

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	15,608
Housing units with a mortgage	8,250
Housing units without a mortgage	7,358

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	5,137
Less than $500	812
$500 to $999	3,481
$1,000 to $1,499	630
$1,500 to $1,999	158
$2,000 to $2,499	42
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	14
Median (dollars)	720
No rent paid	637

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