ZIP 28147 · Salisbury
Who lives in ZIP code 28147 (Salisbury, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salisbury, NC · Rowan County
uszips 2026
People25,812
Median age41.0
Household income$65,060
Home value$267,372
Median rent$1,158/mo
Poverty20.6%
College degree+20.3%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 128 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,555
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
25.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,079.
Education (adults 25+)
35.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.1%
- Never married
- 34.3%
- Divorced
- 12.7%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 50.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.6%
- Rent burden
- 29.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.0%
- Veterans
- 7.5%
- With a disability
- 16.0%
- No health insurance
- 11.2%
- Limited English
- 5.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.