ZIP 28671 · Rutherford College
Who lives in ZIP code 28671 (Rutherford College, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rutherford College, NC · Burke County
uszips 2026
People375
Median age61.1
Household income$73,929
Home value$290,218
Median rent—
Poverty8.9%
College degree+26.1%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 351 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 106
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
35.2% are 65 or older; 92.5% are adults.
Household income
35.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $21,250.
Education (adults 25+)
17.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.4%
- Never married
- 32.1%
- Divorced
- 6.9%
- Widowed
- 18.6%
- Family size
- 2.68
- Dual-income families
- 66.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 55.7%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 43.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.1%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 26.5%
- No health insurance
- 27.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.