ZIP 28516 · Beaufort
Who lives in ZIP code 28516 (Beaufort, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Beaufort, NC · Carteret County
uszips 2026
People11,289
Median age55.6
Household income$66,057
Home value$304,554
Median rent$944/mo
Poverty11.8%
College degree+31.4%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Morehead City, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- New Bern-Morehead City, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 35 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,774
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.7% are 65 or older; 86.9% are adults.
Household income
30.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,517.
Education (adults 25+)
44.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.9%
- Never married
- 21.3%
- Divorced
- 16.3%
- Widowed
- 10.5%
- Family size
- 2.44
- Dual-income families
- 45.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.0%
- Rent burden
- 39.9%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.3%
- Veterans
- 10.8%
- With a disability
- 18.6%
- No health insurance
- 7.1%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.