ZIP 28168 · Vale
Who lives in ZIP code 28168 (Vale, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Vale, NC · Lincoln County
uszips 2026
People10,484
Median age47.0
Household income$61,220
Home value$178,052
Median rent$821/mo
Poverty14.2%
College degree+14.3%
Commute34 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 47 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,324
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.2% are 65 or older; 82.5% are adults.
Household income
22.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,788.
Education (adults 25+)
52.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.8%
- Never married
- 29.6%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 4.1%
- Family size
- 2.80
- Dual-income families
- 46.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.9%
- Rent burden
- 25.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
- Self-employed
- 11.9%
- Farmers
- 4.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.0%
- Veterans
- 5.6%
- With a disability
- 22.3%
- No health insurance
- 8.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.