ZIP 28635 · Hays
Who lives in ZIP code 28635 (Hays, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hays, NC · Wilkes County
uszips 2026
People2,669
Median age56.3
Household income$44,901
Home value$148,290
Median rent$920/mo
Poverty14.0%
College degree+9.0%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- North Wilkesboro, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,249
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.7% are 65 or older; 85.0% are adults.
Household income
13.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,320.
Education (adults 25+)
57.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 74.3%
- Never married
- 9.4%
- Divorced
- 8.9%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 2.45
- Dual-income families
- 43.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.6%
- Rent burden
- 53.6%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.0%
- Self-employed
- 12.8%
- Farmers
- 2.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.8%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 18.2%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.