ZIP 28043 · Forest City
Who lives in ZIP code 28043 (Forest City, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Forest City, NC · Rutherford County
uszips 2026
People20,930
Median age40.1
Household income$42,276
Home value$169,504
Median rent$783/mo
Poverty22.3%
College degree+18.5%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Forest City, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 122 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,271
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 76.9% are adults.
Household income
16.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,371.
Education (adults 25+)
36.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.5%
- Never married
- 31.5%
- Divorced
- 20.1%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 44.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.4%
- Rent burden
- 30.5%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.5%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.8%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 19.8%
- No health insurance
- 14.8%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.