ZIP 28722 · Columbus
Who lives in ZIP code 28722 (Columbus, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Columbus, NC · Polk County
uszips 2026
People6,086
Median age55.3
Household income$67,760
Home value$308,546
Median rent$1,863/mo
Poverty12.4%
College degree+36.7%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 54 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,759
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
36.5% are 65 or older; 88.3% are adults.
Household income
31.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,949.
Education (adults 25+)
51.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.0%
- Never married
- 20.9%
- Divorced
- 12.5%
- Widowed
- 11.6%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 43.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.4%
- Rent burden
- 68.8%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 16.0%
- Farmers
- 2.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 29.6%
- Veterans
- 9.0%
- With a disability
- 16.3%
- No health insurance
- 11.2%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.