ZIP 28681 · Taylorsville
Who lives in ZIP code 28681 (Taylorsville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Taylorsville, NC · Alexander County
uszips 2026
People25,566
Median age43.9
Household income$60,977
Home value$201,692
Median rent$736/mo
Poverty12.2%
College degree+15.2%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 59 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,768
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.4% are 65 or older; 80.8% are adults.
Household income
26.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,426.
Education (adults 25+)
31.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.6%
- Never married
- 27.8%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 51.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.4%
- Rent burden
- 21.5%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- 13.3%
- Farmers
- 2.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.7%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 18.7%
- No health insurance
- 8.2%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.