ZIP 28723 · Cullowhee
Who lives in ZIP code 28723 (Cullowhee, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cullowhee, NC · Jackson County
uszips 2026
People12,756
Median age22.2
Household income$45,568
Home value$359,586
Median rent$892/mo
Poverty29.3%
College degree+35.9%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 44 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,384
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.1% are 65 or older; 91.6% are adults.
Household income
15.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $16,305.
Education (adults 25+)
36.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 22.2%
- Never married
- 66.5%
- Divorced
- 10.0%
- Widowed
- 1.4%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 56.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 36.5%
- Rent burden
- 29.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.2%
- Unemployment
- 7.9%
- Self-employed
- 13.7%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.1%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 13.2%
- No health insurance
- 11.9%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.