ZIP 28504 · Kinston
Who lives in ZIP code 28504 (Kinston, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Kinston, NC · Lenoir County
uszips 2026
People20,407
Median age41.6
Household income$53,583
Home value$144,894
Median rent$940/mo
Poverty18.0%
College degree+17.7%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Kinston, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 65 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,598
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.8% are 65 or older; 80.0% are adults.
Household income
22.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,301.
Education (adults 25+)
37.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.3%
- Never married
- 35.9%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 8.9%
- Family size
- 2.82
- Dual-income families
- 40.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.7%
- Rent burden
- 30.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.8%
- Unemployment
- 9.4%
- Self-employed
- 10.4%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.1%
- Veterans
- 8.4%
- With a disability
- 23.1%
- No health insurance
- 10.9%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.