ZIP 28128 · Norwood
Who lives in ZIP code 28128 (Norwood, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Norwood, NC · Stanly County
uszips 2026
People6,587
Median age42.5
Household income$53,818
Home value$218,835
Median rent$881/mo
Poverty8.7%
College degree+21.7%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albemarle, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 37 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,517
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.3% are 65 or older; 79.9% are adults.
Household income
26.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,494.
Education (adults 25+)
36.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.1%
- Never married
- 26.1%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.36
- Dual-income families
- 53.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.4%
- Rent burden
- 27.5%
- Men / women
- 52% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 12.3%
- Farmers
- 2.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.4%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 16.2%
- No health insurance
- 8.0%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.