ZIP 28729 · Etowah
Who lives in ZIP code 28729 (Etowah, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Etowah, NC · Henderson County
uszips 2026
People3,681
Median age44.9
Household income$84,413
Home value$331,142
Median rent$1,714/mo
Poverty4.2%
College degree+32.8%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 342 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,427
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.4% are 65 or older; 82.4% are adults.
Household income
46.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,315.
Education (adults 25+)
42.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.2%
- Never married
- 23.2%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 3.2%
- Family size
- 2.62
- Dual-income families
- 54.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.9%
- Rent burden
- 27.9%
- Men / women
- 56% / 44%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.9%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 13.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.7%
- Veterans
- 10.3%
- With a disability
- 18.6%
- No health insurance
- 11.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.