ZIP 28138 · Rockwell
Who lives in ZIP code 28138 (Rockwell, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rockwell, NC · Rowan County
uszips 2026
People10,271
Median age40.7
Household income$66,896
Home value$218,703
Median rent$966/mo
Poverty6.5%
College degree+19.6%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 88 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,178
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.0% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
26.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,257.
Education (adults 25+)
44.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.2%
- Never married
- 21.3%
- Divorced
- 15.6%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 55.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.3%
- Rent burden
- 26.0%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.5%
- Unemployment
- 1.9%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 1.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.8%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 14.7%
- No health insurance
- 8.4%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.