ZIP 28159 · Spencer
Who lives in ZIP code 28159 (Spencer, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Spencer, NC · Rowan County
uszips 2026
People3,250
Median age42.7
Household income$63,036
Home value$190,223
Median rent$932/mo
Poverty12.6%
College degree+26.1%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 562 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,321
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.4% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
26.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,205.
Education (adults 25+)
53.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.5%
- Never married
- 37.5%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 3.10
- Dual-income families
- 40.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.1%
- Rent burden
- 26.1%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.1%
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
- Self-employed
- 8.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.5%
- Veterans
- 9.2%
- With a disability
- 21.7%
- No health insurance
- 7.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.