ZIP 28209 · Charlotte
Who lives in ZIP code 28209 (Charlotte, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Charlotte, NC · Mecklenburg County
uszips 2026
People24,331
Median age33.7
Household income$101,873
Home value$623,030
Median rent$1,710/mo
Poverty6.7%
College degree+70.9%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,711 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,793
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.6% are 65 or older; 81.5% are adults.
Household income
51.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $75,106.
Education (adults 25+)
41.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.1%
- Never married
- 47.7%
- Divorced
- 10.5%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 63.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 48.0%
- Rent burden
- 25.4%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 82.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 15.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 37.6%
- Veterans
- 2.9%
- With a disability
- 5.7%
- No health insurance
- 5.3%
- Limited English
- 1.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.