ZIP 28412 · Wilmington
Who lives in ZIP code 28412 (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
People44,166
Median age40.8
Household income$71,636
Home value$371,785
Median rent$1,411/mo
Poverty11.2%
College degree+44.3%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 766 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 20,169
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.8% are 65 or older; 81.9% are adults.
Household income
34.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,727.
Education (adults 25+)
40.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.4%
- Never married
- 34.9%
- Divorced
- 14.2%
- Widowed
- 5.5%
- Family size
- 2.88
- Dual-income families
- 53.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 58.4%
- Rent burden
- 29.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 13.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.6%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 12.4%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.