ZIP 28401 · Wilmington
Who lives in ZIP code 28401 (Wilmington, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wilmington, NC · New Hanover County
uszips 2026
People22,007
Median age41.7
Household income$57,968
Home value$296,410
Median rent$1,274/mo
Poverty18.6%
College degree+33.2%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 274 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,085
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.1% are 65 or older; 85.2% are adults.
Household income
24.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,223.
Education (adults 25+)
42.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 30.1%
- Never married
- 42.7%
- Divorced
- 20.9%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 2.74
- Dual-income families
- 58.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 41.1%
- Rent burden
- 35.7%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 12.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.9%
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 18.7%
- No health insurance
- 12.4%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.