ZIP 28139 · Rutherfordton
Who lives in ZIP code 28139 (Rutherfordton, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rutherfordton, NC · Rutherford County
uszips 2026
People20,008
Median age47.6
Household income$56,558
Home value$235,161
Median rent$818/mo
Poverty15.4%
College degree+25.0%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Forest City, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 43 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,124
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.6% are 65 or older; 79.8% are adults.
Household income
26.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,180.
Education (adults 25+)
43.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.8%
- Never married
- 24.4%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 10.6%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 43.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.6%
- Rent burden
- 35.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.9%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- 13.8%
- Farmers
- 2.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.8%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 21.9%
- No health insurance
- 11.5%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.