ZIP 28160 · Spindale
Who lives in ZIP code 28160 (Spindale, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Spindale, NC · Rutherford County
uszips 2026
People3,665
Median age46.4
Household income$40,868
Home value$178,444
Median rent$735/mo
Poverty22.0%
College degree+14.6%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Forest City, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 257 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,623
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.4% are 65 or older; 86.9% are adults.
Household income
12.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,254.
Education (adults 25+)
27.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 31.6%
- Never married
- 32.1%
- Divorced
- 23.0%
- Widowed
- 13.4%
- Family size
- 2.79
- Dual-income families
- 33.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 46.9%
- Rent burden
- 24.5%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.9%
- Unemployment
- 15.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.2%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 24.7%
- No health insurance
- 15.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.