ZIP 28227 · Charlotte
Who lives in ZIP code 28227 (Charlotte, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Charlotte, NC · Mecklenburg County
uszips 2026
People60,482
Median age39.6
Household income$77,115
Home value$349,883
Median rent$1,453/mo
Poverty10.4%
College degree+31.4%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 582 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 21,910
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.6% are 65 or older; 77.2% are adults.
Household income
38.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,035.
Education (adults 25+)
41.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.2%
- Never married
- 35.7%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 3.29
- Dual-income families
- 55.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.2%
- Rent burden
- 30.2%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- 16.3%
- Farmers
- 0.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.3%
- Veterans
- 5.6%
- With a disability
- 11.1%
- No health insurance
- 13.9%
- Limited English
- 4.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.