ZIP 28624 · Ferguson
Who lives in ZIP code 28624 (Ferguson, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ferguson, NC · Wilkes County
uszips 2026
People1,438
Median age57.7
Household income$51,836
Home value$168,774
Median rent$436/mo
Poverty13.1%
College degree+15.1%
Commute43 min
Place
- Metro area
- North Wilkesboro, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 615
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.3% are 65 or older; 79.0% are adults.
Household income
22.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,522.
Education (adults 25+)
30.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.2%
- Never married
- 17.1%
- Divorced
- 16.5%
- Widowed
- 12.2%
- Family size
- 2.78
- Dual-income families
- 44.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.7%
- Rent burden
- 19.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.4%
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
- Self-employed
- 14.8%
- Farmers
- 4.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.8%
- Veterans
- 9.2%
- With a disability
- 9.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.