ZIP 28409 · Wilmington
Who lives in ZIP code 28409 (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
People36,163
Median age43.2
Household income$111,048
Home value$421,609
Median rent$1,405/mo
Poverty4.3%
College degree+50.9%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 623 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,544
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.9% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
54.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $51,242.
Education (adults 25+)
44.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.5%
- Never married
- 21.7%
- Divorced
- 10.7%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 57.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.4%
- Rent burden
- 29.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 17.8%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 39.2%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 10.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.1%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.