ZIP 28716 · Canton
Who lives in ZIP code 28716 (Canton, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Canton, NC · Haywood County
uszips 2026
People16,863
Median age43.6
Household income$63,141
Home value$236,980
Median rent$988/mo
Poverty16.5%
College degree+23.1%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waynesville, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 41 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,297
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.3% are 65 or older; 81.9% are adults.
Household income
29.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,201.
Education (adults 25+)
46.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.0%
- Never married
- 23.6%
- Divorced
- 15.5%
- Widowed
- 7.9%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 44.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.4%
- Rent burden
- 41.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.9%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 1.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.7%
- Veterans
- 9.1%
- With a disability
- 17.8%
- No health insurance
- 8.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.