ZIP 28174 · Wingate
Who lives in ZIP code 28174 (Wingate, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wingate, NC · Union County
uszips 2026
People9,573
Median age29.8
Household income$71,136
Home value$226,733
Median rent$1,149/mo
Poverty19.0%
College degree+18.7%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 102 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,708
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.8% are 65 or older; 82.1% are adults.
Household income
28.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,382.
Education (adults 25+)
45.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
20.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.1%
- Never married
- 47.8%
- Divorced
- 9.4%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.54
- Dual-income families
- 55.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.0%
- Rent burden
- 31.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.0%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 13.9%
- No health insurance
- 9.8%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.