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ZIP Code 28657 demographics

Cities: 2

Total housing units: 6,466

Population: 8,226

ZIP Code 28657 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 28657 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 28657.

28657 state: North Carolina
28657 counties: Avery County, Burke County, McDowell County
28657 cities: Linville CDP , Newland town

ZIP Code 28657 population: 8,226

Population

Year	Population
2021	8,226
2020	8,680
2019	8,651
2018	8,701
2017	9,298
2016	9,287
2015	9,394
2014	9,646
2013	9,663
2012	9,275
2011	9,707

Census data for ZIP Code 28657

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 28657

Total population
Total population	8,226
Male	4,076
Female	4,150

Population by age
Total population	8,226
Under 5 years	311
5 to 9 years	475
10 to 14 years	385
15 to 19 years	281
20 to 24 years	246
25 to 34 years	1,003
35 to 44 years	832
45 to 54 years	1,046
55 to 59 years	535
60 to 64 years	833
65 to 74 years	1,391
75 to 84 years	612
85 years and over	276
Median age (years)	50.5
Under 18 years	1,427
16 years and over	7,002
18 years and over	6,799
21 years and over	6,763
62 years and over	2,829
65 years and over	2,279

Population by race
Total population	8,226
One race	8,073
White	7,955
Black or African American	1
American Indian and Alaska Native	104
Asian	6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	7
Two or more races	153

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	6,670
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	3,170
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	3,500

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 28657

Households by type
Total households	3,614
Family households (families)	1,891
Married-couple family	33
Male householder, no wife present, family	617
Female householder, no husband present, family	481
Nonfamily households	1,073
Average household size	1,771
Average family size	2.25

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 28657

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	3,614
Less than $10,000	219
$10,000 to $14,999	192
$15,000 to $24,999	500
$25,000 to $34,999	456
$35,000 to $49,999	640
$50,000 to $74,999	674
$75,000 to $99,999	406
$100,000 to $149,999	282
$150,000 to $199,999	128
$200,000 or more	117
Median household income (dollars)	43,762

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 28657

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	6,466
Occupied housing units	3,614
Vacant housing units	2,852

Units in structure
Total housing units	6,466
1-unit, detached	5,248
1-unit, attached	33
2 units	33
3 or 4 units	31
5 to 9 units	8
10 to 19 units	0
20 or more units	153
Mobile home	960
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	6,466
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	280
Built 2000 to 2009	780
Built 1990 to 1999	1,044
Built 1980 to 1989	1,374
Built 1970 to 1979	1,275
Built 1960 to 1969	437
Built 1950 to 1959	453
Built 1940 to 1949	278
Built 1939 or earlier	545

Rooms
Total housing units	6,466
1 room	34
2 rooms	73
3 rooms	709
4 rooms	1,162
5 rooms	1,343
6 rooms	1,134
7 rooms	939
8 rooms	451
9 rooms or more	621
Median rooms	5.4

Bedrooms
Total housing units	6,466
No bedroom	34
1 bedroom	424
2 bedrooms	1,926
3 bedrooms	3,022
4 bedrooms	883
5 or more bedrooms	177

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	3,614
Owner-occupied	2,933
Renter-occupied	681
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.27
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.16

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	3,614
Moved in 2017 or later	231
Moved in 2015 to 2016	571
Moved in 2010 to 2014	400
Moved in 2000 to 2009	869
Moved in 1990 to 1999	628
Moved in 1989 and earlier	915

Value
Owner-occupied units	2,933
Less than $50,000	315
$50,000 to $99,999	487
$100,000 to $149,999	498
$150,000 to $199,999	527
$200,000 to $299,999	560
$300,000 to $499,999	260
$500,000 to $999,999	180
$1,000,000 or more	106
Median (dollars)	165,900

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	2,933
Housing units with a mortgage	1,339
Housing units without a mortgage	1,594

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	551
Less than $500	175
$500 to $999	318
$1,000 to $1,499	45
$1,500 to $1,999	13
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	675
No rent paid	130

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