ZIP 28715 · Candler
Who lives in ZIP code 28715 (Candler, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Candler, NC · Buncombe County
uszips 2026
People30,328
Median age41.6
Household income$71,716
Home value$309,429
Median rent$1,216/mo
Poverty11.4%
College degree+31.0%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 150 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,561
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.1% are 65 or older; 78.9% are adults.
Household income
33.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,751.
Education (adults 25+)
49.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.5%
- Never married
- 30.5%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.32
- Dual-income families
- 48.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.9%
- Rent burden
- 31.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 15.2%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.6%
- Veterans
- 8.8%
- With a disability
- 14.2%
- No health insurance
- 14.9%
- Limited English
- 2.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.