ZIP 28097 · Locust
Who lives in ZIP code 28097 (Locust, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Locust, NC · Stanly County
uszips 2026
People8,303
Median age37.5
Household income$76,594
Home value$297,366
Median rent$876/mo
Poverty13.4%
College degree+19.8%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albemarle, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 107 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,048
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.5% are 65 or older; 77.3% are adults.
Household income
36.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,719.
Education (adults 25+)
29.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.1%
- Never married
- 27.6%
- Divorced
- 11.3%
- Widowed
- 8.0%
- Family size
- 3.18
- Dual-income families
- 52.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.2%
- Rent burden
- 39.1%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 13.2%
- Farmers
- 1.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.5%
- Veterans
- 3.8%
- With a disability
- 17.0%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.