ZIP 28478 · Willard
Who lives in ZIP code 28478 (Willard, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Willard, NC · Pender County
uszips 2026
People5,017
Median age44.8
Household income$73,388
Home value$171,453
Median rent$718/mo
Poverty14.1%
College degree+15.0%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wilmington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,087
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.2% are 65 or older; 79.5% are adults.
Household income
27.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,326.
Education (adults 25+)
21.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.6%
- Never married
- 21.8%
- Divorced
- 11.6%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 2.77
- Dual-income families
- 51.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 90.8%
- Rent burden
- 27.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.0%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 3.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.9%
- Veterans
- 11.8%
- With a disability
- 15.1%
- No health insurance
- 7.4%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.