ZIP 28016 · Bessemer City
Who lives in ZIP code 28016 (Bessemer City, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bessemer City, NC · Gaston County
uszips 2026
People13,109
Median age43.7
Household income$57,147
Home value$220,151
Median rent$939/mo
Poverty14.0%
College degree+14.8%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 118 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,042
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.1% are 65 or older; 80.3% are adults.
Household income
24.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,326.
Education (adults 25+)
30.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.1%
- Never married
- 26.4%
- Divorced
- 15.7%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 39.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.3%
- Rent burden
- 23.9%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.0%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.7%
- Veterans
- 5.9%
- With a disability
- 18.5%
- No health insurance
- 10.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.