ZIP 28449 · Kure Beach
Who lives in ZIP code 28449 (Kure Beach, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kure Beach, NC · New Hanover County
uszips 2026
People2,131
Median age57.2
Household income$107,563
Home value$760,855
Median rent$1,420/mo
Poverty3.2%
College degree+53.9%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 208 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 913
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.1% are 65 or older; 90.5% are adults.
Household income
58.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,533.
Education (adults 25+)
49.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 71.6%
- Never married
- 14.8%
- Divorced
- 8.3%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 2.55
- Dual-income families
- 55.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.0%
- Rent burden
- 31.2%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 15.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 43.0%
- Veterans
- 10.4%
- With a disability
- 8.3%
- No health insurance
- 1.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.