ZIP 28606 · Boomer
Who lives in ZIP code 28606 (Boomer, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Boomer, NC · Wilkes County
uszips 2026
People2,187
Median age52.3
Household income$56,600
Home value$105,278
Median rent—
Poverty10.0%
College degree+8.6%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- North Wilkesboro, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 20 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 844
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
35.5% are 65 or older; 78.8% are adults.
Household income
10.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,362.
Education (adults 25+)
22.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.3%
- Never married
- 18.5%
- Divorced
- 21.7%
- Widowed
- 16.5%
- Family size
- 3.37
- Dual-income families
- 38.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.7%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 46.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 16.7%
- Farmers
- 2.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.3%
- Veterans
- 10.4%
- With a disability
- 11.6%
- No health insurance
- 9.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.