ZIP 28021 · Cherryville
Who lives in ZIP code 28021 (Cherryville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cherryville, NC · Gaston County
uszips 2026
People13,865
Median age41.0
Household income$63,429
Home value$218,550
Median rent$1,010/mo
Poverty12.7%
College degree+21.7%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 91 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,570
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.6% are 65 or older; 79.5% are adults.
Household income
30.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,551.
Education (adults 25+)
30.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.4%
- Never married
- 24.5%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 7.9%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 47.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.1%
- Rent burden
- 24.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 1.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.8%
- Veterans
- 6.0%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- No health insurance
- 11.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.