ZIP 28421 · Atkinson
Who lives in ZIP code 28421 (Atkinson, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Atkinson, NC · Pender County
uszips 2026
People2,010
Median age48.3
Household income$60,025
Home value$118,447
Median rent$672/mo
Poverty13.9%
College degree+6.5%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 14 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 799
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.0% are 65 or older; 78.8% are adults.
Household income
22.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,111.
Education (adults 25+)
31.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
23.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.4%
- Never married
- 24.8%
- Divorced
- 12.9%
- Widowed
- 15.9%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 36.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.0%
- Rent burden
- 38.6%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.8%
- Veterans
- 8.8%
- With a disability
- 18.6%
- No health insurance
- 22.3%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.