ZIP 28501 · Kinston
Who lives in ZIP code 28501 (Kinston, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kinston, NC · Lenoir County
uszips 2026
People17,642
Median age42.7
Household income$35,118
Home value$85,731
Median rent$799/mo
Poverty29.4%
College degree+13.4%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kinston, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 68 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,894
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.4% are 65 or older; 76.4% are adults.
Household income
11.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,878.
Education (adults 25+)
43.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 31.3%
- Never married
- 40.0%
- Divorced
- 19.8%
- Widowed
- 8.8%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 39.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 48.4%
- Rent burden
- 34.2%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.2%
- Unemployment
- 11.6%
- Self-employed
- 10.3%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.5%
- Veterans
- 9.1%
- With a disability
- 27.3%
- No health insurance
- 10.0%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.