ZIP 28669 · Roaring River
Who lives in ZIP code 28669 (Roaring River, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Roaring River, NC · Wilkes County
uszips 2026
People2,935
Median age47.7
Household income$47,358
Home value$119,740
Median rent$746/mo
Poverty26.9%
College degree+10.2%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- North Wilkesboro, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 24 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,254
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.3% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
19.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,696.
Education (adults 25+)
30.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.8%
- Never married
- 27.6%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 3.8%
- Family size
- 2.56
- Dual-income families
- 40.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.3%
- Rent burden
- 31.2%
- Men / women
- 60% / 40%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.4%
- Self-employed
- 16.4%
- Farmers
- 6.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.1%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 17.0%
- No health insurance
- 11.1%
- Limited English
- 9.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.