ZIP 28543 · Tarawa Terrace
Who lives in ZIP code 28543 (Tarawa Terrace, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Tarawa Terrace, NC · Onslow County
uszips 2026
People6,069
Median age21.4
Household income$50,649
Home value—
Median rent$1,418/mo
Poverty8.3%
College degree+38.9%
Commute14 min
Place
- Metro area
- Jacksonville, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 512 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,645
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
0.2% are 65 or older; 75.4% are adults.
Household income
8.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,926.
Education (adults 25+)
33.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.1%
- Never married
- 32.0%
- Divorced
- 3.8%
- Widowed
- 0.0%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 43.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 2.9%
- Rent burden
- 33.3%
- Men / women
- 62% / 38%
Work
- In labor force
- 82.5%
- Unemployment
- 7.9%
- Self-employed
- 3.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 1.2%
- Veterans
- 12.5%
- With a disability
- 11.6%
- No health insurance
- 1.2%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.