ZIP 28719 · Cherokee
Who lives in ZIP code 28719 (Cherokee, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cherokee, NC · Swain County
uszips 2026
People6,786
Median age36.5
Household income$60,658
Home value$194,782
Median rent$892/mo
Poverty17.7%
College degree+17.7%
Commute14 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,820
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.5% are 65 or older; 75.6% are adults.
Household income
17.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,702.
Education (adults 25+)
27.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.6%
- Never married
- 37.5%
- Divorced
- 18.5%
- Widowed
- 8.4%
- Family size
- 2.85
- Dual-income families
- 36.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.5%
- Rent burden
- 20.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.4%
- Unemployment
- 9.5%
- Self-employed
- 9.3%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 2.6%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 11.0%
- No health insurance
- 41.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.