ZIP 28173 · Waxhaw
Who lives in ZIP code 28173 (Waxhaw, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waxhaw, NC · Union County
uszips 2026
People65,274
Median age41.2
Household income$150,597
Home value$605,328
Median rent$1,776/mo
Poverty4.4%
College degree+58.2%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 237 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 20,430
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.9% are 65 or older; 71.1% are adults.
Household income
69.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $56,052.
Education (adults 25+)
42.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.1%
- Never married
- 25.0%
- Divorced
- 6.9%
- Widowed
- 3.0%
- Family size
- 3.40
- Dual-income families
- 65.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 90.0%
- Rent burden
- 23.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
- Self-employed
- 17.0%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 50.6%
- Veterans
- 6.2%
- With a disability
- 6.6%
- No health insurance
- 4.1%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.