ZIP 28704 · Arden
Who lives in ZIP code 28704 (Arden, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Arden, NC · Buncombe County
uszips 2026
People24,138
Median age40.3
Household income$81,096
Home value$387,715
Median rent$1,400/mo
Poverty6.4%
College degree+40.7%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 309 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,810
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.1% are 65 or older; 80.6% are adults.
Household income
37.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,228.
Education (adults 25+)
47.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.7%
- Never married
- 36.6%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 3.37
- Dual-income families
- 52.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.3%
- Rent burden
- 32.5%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 13.3%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.7%
- Veterans
- 5.9%
- With a disability
- 13.2%
- No health insurance
- 11.5%
- Limited English
- 4.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.