ZIP 28584 · Swansboro
Who lives in ZIP code 28584 (Swansboro, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Swansboro, NC · Carteret County
uszips 2026
People14,939
Median age46.0
Household income$87,414
Home value$337,075
Median rent$1,274/mo
Poverty9.7%
College degree+33.3%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Morehead City, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- New Bern-Morehead City, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 170 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,149
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.4% are 65 or older; 78.3% are adults.
Household income
43.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,749.
Education (adults 25+)
47.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.8%
- Never married
- 17.1%
- Divorced
- 10.8%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 49.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.1%
- Rent burden
- 30.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 14.8%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.7%
- Veterans
- 12.9%
- With a disability
- 16.8%
- No health insurance
- 10.2%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.