ZIP 28040 · Ellenboro
Who lives in ZIP code 28040 (Ellenboro, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ellenboro, NC · Rutherford County
uszips 2026
People6,961
Median age45.1
Household income$58,816
Home value$178,395
Median rent$750/mo
Poverty9.6%
College degree+17.4%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Forest City, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 40 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,844
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.6% are 65 or older; 81.2% are adults.
Household income
20.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,455.
Education (adults 25+)
36.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.1%
- Never married
- 26.2%
- Divorced
- 14.5%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 53.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.1%
- Rent burden
- 18.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.9%
- Unemployment
- 7.4%
- Self-employed
- 10.8%
- Farmers
- 2.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.8%
- Veterans
- 10.4%
- With a disability
- 22.7%
- No health insurance
- 12.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.