ZIP 28262 · Charlotte
Who lives in ZIP code 28262 (Charlotte, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Charlotte, NC · Mecklenburg County
uszips 2026
People50,003
Median age29.5
Household income$69,231
Home value$349,308
Median rent$1,569/mo
Poverty12.7%
College degree+46.2%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 919 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 22,529
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
6.6% are 65 or older; 79.7% are adults.
Household income
28.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,064.
Education (adults 25+)
49.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.8%
- Never married
- 54.6%
- Divorced
- 9.7%
- Widowed
- 2.0%
- Family size
- 3.20
- Dual-income families
- 54.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 28.3%
- Rent burden
- 30.5%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 75.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.2%
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 5.3%
- No health insurance
- 11.3%
- Limited English
- 7.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.