ZIP 28018 · Bostic
Who lives in ZIP code 28018 (Bostic, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bostic, NC · Rutherford County
uszips 2026
People5,034
Median age54.5
Household income$50,727
Home value$168,874
Median rent$870/mo
Poverty17.2%
College degree+20.1%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Forest City, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 20 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,227
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
31.0% are 65 or older; 87.3% are adults.
Household income
21.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,119.
Education (adults 25+)
27.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.7%
- Never married
- 18.6%
- Divorced
- 16.9%
- Widowed
- 8.9%
- Family size
- 2.72
- Dual-income families
- 39.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.9%
- Rent burden
- 26.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Self-employed
- 12.5%
- Farmers
- 2.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.3%
- Veterans
- 7.4%
- With a disability
- 22.5%
- No health insurance
- 7.0%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.