ZIP 28638 · Hudson
Who lives in ZIP code 28638 (Hudson, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hudson, NC · Caldwell County
uszips 2026
People12,363
Median age38.0
Household income$67,135
Home value$206,039
Median rent$711/mo
Poverty15.1%
College degree+18.6%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 239 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,671
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.6% are 65 or older; 76.7% are adults.
Household income
30.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,162.
Education (adults 25+)
33.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.1%
- Never married
- 29.1%
- Divorced
- 18.5%
- Widowed
- 8.3%
- Family size
- 3.18
- Dual-income families
- 49.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.1%
- Rent burden
- 34.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.9%
- Veterans
- 7.3%
- With a disability
- 15.4%
- No health insurance
- 8.1%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.