ZIP 28461 · Southport
Who lives in ZIP code 28461 (Southport, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Southport, NC · Brunswick County
uszips 2026
People23,762
Median age62.6
Household income$82,692
Home value$435,140
Median rent$1,352/mo
Poverty5.8%
College degree+42.1%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 121 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,150
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
42.9% are 65 or older; 90.2% are adults.
Household income
41.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,545.
Education (adults 25+)
45.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.6%
- Never married
- 14.4%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 2.43
- Dual-income families
- 24.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.2%
- Rent burden
- 27.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 40.8%
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
- Self-employed
- 13.9%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 39.9%
- Veterans
- 12.2%
- With a disability
- 16.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 3.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.