ZIP 28086 · Kings Mountain
Who lives in ZIP code 28086 (Kings Mountain, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kings Mountain, NC · Cleveland County
uszips 2026
People29,460
Median age41.2
Household income$62,414
Home value$206,163
Median rent$972/mo
Poverty17.6%
College degree+17.5%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 126 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,903
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.5% are 65 or older; 77.3% are adults.
Household income
28.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,371.
Education (adults 25+)
40.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.4%
- Never married
- 32.7%
- Divorced
- 13.1%
- Widowed
- 8.8%
- Family size
- 3.22
- Dual-income families
- 50.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.4%
- Rent burden
- 37.1%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.1%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.9%
- Veterans
- 7.3%
- With a disability
- 15.9%
- No health insurance
- 9.2%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.