ZIP 28694 · West Jefferson
Who lives in ZIP code 28694 (West Jefferson, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Jefferson, NC · Ashe County
uszips 2026
People7,626
Median age50.6
Household income$58,486
Home value$275,072
Median rent$818/mo
Poverty9.6%
College degree+25.0%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 42 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,678
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.7% are 65 or older; 84.0% are adults.
Household income
22.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,109.
Education (adults 25+)
34.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.6%
- Never married
- 22.9%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 8.4%
- Family size
- 2.60
- Dual-income families
- 52.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.0%
- Rent burden
- 42.8%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.2%
- Unemployment
- 7.8%
- Self-employed
- 18.2%
- Farmers
- 4.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.9%
- Veterans
- 6.2%
- With a disability
- 21.1%
- No health insurance
- 7.0%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.