ZIP 28609 · Catawba
Who lives in ZIP code 28609 (Catawba, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Catawba, NC · Catawba County
uszips 2026
People6,615
Median age40.7
Household income$77,679
Home value$235,084
Median rent$1,238/mo
Poverty9.3%
College degree+21.0%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 56 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,941
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.2% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
37.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $44,046.
Education (adults 25+)
16.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.0%
- Never married
- 26.4%
- Divorced
- 12.9%
- Widowed
- 7.7%
- Family size
- 2.71
- Dual-income families
- 42.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 11.2%
- Farmers
- 1.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.0%
- Veterans
- 9.1%
- With a disability
- 14.7%
- No health insurance
- 9.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.