ZIP 28692 · Vilas
Who lives in ZIP code 28692 (Vilas, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Vilas, NC · Watauga County
uszips 2026
People4,367
Median age44.2
Household income$43,103
Home value$325,239
Median rent$958/mo
Poverty13.0%
College degree+42.1%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Boone, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 42 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,228
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.2% are 65 or older; 84.2% are adults.
Household income
20.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,412.
Education (adults 25+)
45.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.2%
- Never married
- 21.6%
- Divorced
- 17.7%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 2.57
- Dual-income families
- 46.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.6%
- Rent burden
- 36.3%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 19.6%
- Farmers
- 5.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.8%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 9.9%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.