ZIP 28645 · Lenoir
Who lives in ZIP code 28645 (Lenoir, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lenoir, NC · Caldwell County
uszips 2026
People45,997
Median age46.4
Household income$51,650
Home value$178,906
Median rent$733/mo
Poverty14.3%
College degree+17.7%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 54 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 19,175
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.1% are 65 or older; 80.6% are adults.
Household income
20.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,650.
Education (adults 25+)
35.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.4%
- Never married
- 25.5%
- Divorced
- 17.7%
- Widowed
- 8.4%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 44.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.9%
- Rent burden
- 26.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 12.6%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.2%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 20.2%
- No health insurance
- 12.0%
- Limited English
- 2.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.