ZIP 28429 · Castle Hayne
Who lives in ZIP code 28429 (Castle Hayne, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Castle Hayne, NC · New Hanover County
uszips 2026
People9,662
Median age43.8
Household income$72,337
Home value$253,437
Median rent$1,095/mo
Poverty17.9%
College degree+25.4%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 94 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,896
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.0% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
29.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,943.
Education (adults 25+)
42.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.6%
- Never married
- 32.9%
- Divorced
- 15.3%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 2.80
- Dual-income families
- 54.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.1%
- Rent burden
- 33.8%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Self-employed
- 13.7%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.9%
- Veterans
- 7.6%
- With a disability
- 18.5%
- No health insurance
- 9.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.