ZIP 28714 · Burnsville
Who lives in ZIP code 28714 (Burnsville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Burnsville, NC · Yancey County
uszips 2026
People16,397
Median age49.1
Household income$58,998
Home value$231,407
Median rent$859/mo
Poverty14.6%
College degree+25.0%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 25 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,962
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.3% are 65 or older; 81.3% are adults.
Household income
27.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,655.
Education (adults 25+)
38.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.7%
- Never married
- 20.6%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 48.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.4%
- Rent burden
- 31.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.4%
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
- Self-employed
- 17.4%
- Farmers
- 4.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.0%
- Veterans
- 6.4%
- With a disability
- 18.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.9%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.