ZIP 28651 · Millers Creek
Who lives in ZIP code 28651 (Millers Creek, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Millers Creek, NC · Wilkes County
uszips 2026
People5,578
Median age46.9
Household income$61,623
Home value$168,320
Median rent$695/mo
Poverty18.6%
College degree+14.5%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- North Wilkesboro, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 26 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,315
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.2% are 65 or older; 82.9% are adults.
Household income
29.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,640.
Education (adults 25+)
42.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 65.2%
- Never married
- 15.9%
- Divorced
- 12.7%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 43.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.9%
- Rent burden
- 25.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.4%
- Unemployment
- 6.4%
- Self-employed
- 13.7%
- Farmers
- 1.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.3%
- Veterans
- 2.7%
- With a disability
- 17.1%
- No health insurance
- 12.5%
- Limited English
- 2.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.