ZIP 28640 · Jefferson
Who lives in ZIP code 28640 (Jefferson, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Jefferson, NC · Ashe County
uszips 2026
People4,820
Median age51.7
Household income$53,155
Home value$290,053
Median rent$797/mo
Poverty14.8%
College degree+22.0%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 50 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,076
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
32.1% are 65 or older; 83.4% are adults.
Household income
26.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,141.
Education (adults 25+)
37.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.9%
- Never married
- 23.7%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 8.0%
- Family size
- 2.67
- Dual-income families
- 40.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.2%
- Rent burden
- 39.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
- Self-employed
- 16.5%
- Farmers
- 4.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.6%
- Veterans
- 9.4%
- With a disability
- 18.3%
- No health insurance
- 11.4%
- Limited English
- 1.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.