ZIP 28636 · Hiddenite
Who lives in ZIP code 28636 (Hiddenite, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hiddenite, NC · Alexander County
uszips 2026
People4,496
Median age43.8
Household income$65,435
Home value$226,486
Median rent$761/mo
Poverty11.5%
College degree+8.2%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 30 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,860
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.2% are 65 or older; 82.0% are adults.
Household income
18.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,345.
Education (adults 25+)
21.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.4%
- Never married
- 25.1%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 50.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.6%
- Rent burden
- 24.1%
- Men / women
- 52% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.4%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 12.9%
- Farmers
- 6.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.3%
- Veterans
- 7.4%
- With a disability
- 18.4%
- No health insurance
- 14.5%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.