ZIP 28705 · Bakersville
Who lives in ZIP code 28705 (Bakersville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bakersville, NC · Mitchell County
uszips 2026
People6,732
Median age44.5
Household income$54,858
Home value$219,320
Median rent$864/mo
Poverty11.6%
College degree+26.1%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 21 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,739
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.2% are 65 or older; 82.0% are adults.
Household income
25.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,144.
Education (adults 25+)
49.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.9%
- Never married
- 27.0%
- Divorced
- 14.7%
- Widowed
- 9.4%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 52.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.0%
- Rent burden
- 25.6%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.9%
- Unemployment
- 7.6%
- Self-employed
- 14.0%
- Farmers
- 5.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.3%
- Veterans
- 7.6%
- With a disability
- 18.8%
- No health insurance
- 8.5%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.