ZIP 28739 · Hendersonville
Who lives in ZIP code 28739 (Hendersonville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hendersonville, NC · Henderson County
uszips 2026
People20,843
Median age55.1
Household income$73,582
Home value$399,039
Median rent$1,127/mo
Poverty11.9%
College degree+45.2%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 132 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,584
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
32.5% are 65 or older; 83.0% are adults.
Household income
34.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,862.
Education (adults 25+)
39.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.1%
- Never married
- 18.2%
- Divorced
- 13.0%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 2.63
- Dual-income families
- 39.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.3%
- Rent burden
- 32.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Self-employed
- 15.1%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 29.4%
- Veterans
- 9.2%
- With a disability
- 14.3%
- No health insurance
- 11.4%
- Limited English
- 1.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.