ZIP 28012 · Belmont
Who lives in ZIP code 28012 (Belmont, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Belmont, NC · Gaston County
uszips 2026
People26,556
Median age40.2
Household income$83,391
Home value$374,970
Median rent$1,383/mo
Poverty8.8%
College degree+45.7%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 376 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,141
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.6% are 65 or older; 79.7% are adults.
Household income
42.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,026.
Education (adults 25+)
42.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.8%
- Never married
- 31.9%
- Divorced
- 13.1%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 54.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.6%
- Rent burden
- 29.8%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.8%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.6%
- Veterans
- 7.4%
- With a disability
- 14.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.7%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.