ZIP 28734 · Franklin
Who lives in ZIP code 28734 (Franklin, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Franklin, NC · Macon County
uszips 2026
People29,659
Median age48.3
Household income$54,021
Home value$227,659
Median rent$793/mo
Poverty12.4%
College degree+22.8%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 38 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,236
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.6% are 65 or older; 81.8% are adults.
Household income
23.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,469.
Education (adults 25+)
40.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.3%
- Never married
- 20.1%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 7.9%
- Family size
- 2.59
- Dual-income families
- 45.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.8%
- Rent burden
- 23.7%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 16.3%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.6%
- Veterans
- 9.0%
- With a disability
- 16.3%
- No health insurance
- 13.7%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.