ZIP 28605 · Blowing Rock
Who lives in ZIP code 28605 (Blowing Rock, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Blowing Rock, NC · Watauga County
uszips 2026
People3,883
Median age44.0
Household income$76,477
Home value$529,661
Median rent$1,112/mo
Poverty13.2%
College degree+54.4%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Boone, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 46 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,691
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.7% are 65 or older; 85.9% are adults.
Household income
37.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,650.
Education (adults 25+)
56.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.2%
- Never married
- 36.8%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 3.1%
- Family size
- 2.61
- Dual-income families
- 43.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.0%
- Rent burden
- 28.2%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 21.1%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 36.6%
- Veterans
- 7.9%
- With a disability
- 8.7%
- No health insurance
- 4.9%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.