ZIP 28428 · Carolina Beach
Who lives in ZIP code 28428 (Carolina Beach, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Carolina Beach, NC · New Hanover County
uszips 2026
People7,136
Median age53.2
Household income$93,241
Home value$564,878
Median rent$1,505/mo
Poverty6.1%
College degree+50.2%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 534 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,246
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.8% are 65 or older; 86.2% are adults.
Household income
46.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,797.
Education (adults 25+)
47.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.1%
- Never married
- 19.6%
- Divorced
- 13.2%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 2.73
- Dual-income families
- 46.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.9%
- Rent burden
- 27.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.5%
- Unemployment
- 7.6%
- Self-employed
- 17.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 32.9%
- Veterans
- 8.6%
- With a disability
- 10.9%
- No health insurance
- 10.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.