ZIP 28144 · Salisbury
Who lives in ZIP code 28144 (Salisbury, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salisbury, NC · Rowan County
uszips 2026
People27,977
Median age38.9
Household income$52,568
Home value$231,543
Median rent$972/mo
Poverty26.6%
College degree+29.9%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 359 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,270
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.7% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
23.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,410.
Education (adults 25+)
44.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.9%
- Never married
- 38.4%
- Divorced
- 16.4%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 44.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 54.7%
- Rent burden
- 37.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.6%
- Unemployment
- 6.9%
- Self-employed
- 12.0%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.9%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 18.6%
- No health insurance
- 7.3%
- Limited English
- 2.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.