ZIP 28675 · Sparta
Who lives in ZIP code 28675 (Sparta, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sparta, NC · Alleghany County
uszips 2026
People6,745
Median age53.1
Household income$44,560
Home value$215,121
Median rent$663/mo
Poverty16.1%
College degree+25.5%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 24 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,194
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.8% are 65 or older; 85.7% are adults.
Household income
18.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,095.
Education (adults 25+)
36.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.0%
- Never married
- 15.4%
- Divorced
- 18.9%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 2.60
- Dual-income families
- 37.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.4%
- Rent burden
- 28.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 46.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 17.3%
- Farmers
- 8.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.4%
- Veterans
- 9.7%
- With a disability
- 19.0%
- No health insurance
- 14.1%
- Limited English
- 3.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.