ZIP 28604 · Banner Elk
Who lives in ZIP code 28604 (Banner Elk, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Banner Elk, NC · Watauga County
uszips 2026
People7,869
Median age45.2
Household income$76,319
Home value$381,135
Median rent$991/mo
Poverty7.7%
College degree+46.9%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 44 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,236
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.3% are 65 or older; 84.2% are adults.
Household income
31.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,887.
Education (adults 25+)
41.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.7%
- Never married
- 31.0%
- Divorced
- 11.3%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 2.75
- Dual-income families
- 41.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.8%
- Rent burden
- 30.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 20.6%
- Farmers
- 2.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.5%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 11.8%
- No health insurance
- 10.0%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.