ZIP 28443 · Hampstead
Who lives in ZIP code 28443 (Hampstead, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hampstead, NC · Pender County
uszips 2026
People28,416
Median age40.2
Household income$90,477
Home value$387,751
Median rent$1,447/mo
Poverty7.8%
College degree+39.8%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 75 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,395
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.2% are 65 or older; 74.2% are adults.
Household income
45.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,774.
Education (adults 25+)
49.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.5%
- Never married
- 20.1%
- Divorced
- 12.5%
- Widowed
- 6.9%
- Family size
- 3.21
- Dual-income families
- 47.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.6%
- Rent burden
- 27.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.4%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 14.6%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 33.0%
- Veterans
- 11.1%
- With a disability
- 12.7%
- No health insurance
- 7.6%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.