ZIP 28071 · Gold Hill
Who lives in ZIP code 28071 (Gold Hill, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gold Hill, NC · Rowan County
uszips 2026
People4,219
Median age38.4
Household income$93,354
Home value$271,322
Median rent$841/mo
Poverty6.8%
College degree+19.0%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 33 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,572
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.4% are 65 or older; 74.8% are adults.
Household income
45.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,625.
Education (adults 25+)
56.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.2%
- Never married
- 17.0%
- Divorced
- 10.4%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 3.18
- Dual-income families
- 49.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.0%
- Rent burden
- 12.8%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.8%
- Unemployment
- 1.9%
- Self-employed
- 12.7%
- Farmers
- 4.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.0%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 13.8%
- No health insurance
- 8.9%
- Limited English
- 2.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.