ZIP 28690 · Valdese
Who lives in ZIP code 28690 (Valdese, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Valdese, NC · Burke County
uszips 2026
People9,196
Median age51.2
Household income$67,000
Home value$202,312
Median rent$810/mo
Poverty10.4%
College degree+32.0%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 165 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,510
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.9% are 65 or older; 82.1% are adults.
Household income
28.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,170.
Education (adults 25+)
42.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.4%
- Never married
- 18.6%
- Divorced
- 15.8%
- Widowed
- 12.2%
- Family size
- 2.62
- Dual-income families
- 50.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.4%
- Rent burden
- 39.6%
- Men / women
- 45% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.5%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 16.9%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 2.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.