ZIP 28708 · Balsam Grove
Who lives in ZIP code 28708 (Balsam Grove, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Balsam Grove, NC · Transylvania County
uszips 2026
People456
Median age44.2
Household income$70,435
Home value$250,808
Median rent—
Poverty12.5%
College degree+15.4%
Commute42 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brevard, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 174
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.2% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
29.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,097.
Education (adults 25+)
46.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.3%
- Never married
- 18.2%
- Divorced
- 40.3%
- Widowed
- 2.2%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 41.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 97.1%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.0%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 23.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.5%
- Veterans
- 0.0%
- With a disability
- 14.9%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.