ZIP 28450 · Lake Waccamaw
Who lives in ZIP code 28450 (Lake Waccamaw, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lake Waccamaw, NC · Columbus County
uszips 2026
People2,337
Median age45.6
Household income$69,554
Home value$254,369
Median rent$817/mo
Poverty10.0%
College degree+29.0%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 846
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.7% are 65 or older; 78.6% are adults.
Household income
32.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,456.
Education (adults 25+)
30.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.1%
- Never married
- 28.0%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 43.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.2%
- Rent burden
- 26.7%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 14.9%
- Farmers
- 3.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.9%
- Veterans
- 12.2%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- No health insurance
- 13.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.