ZIP 28742 · Horse Shoe
Who lives in ZIP code 28742 (Horse Shoe, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Horse Shoe, NC · Henderson County
uszips 2026
People2,710
Median age47.7
Household income$99,007
Home value$404,654
Median rent—
Poverty13.6%
College degree+46.4%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 23 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,123
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.8% are 65 or older; 81.9% are adults.
Household income
48.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,303.
Education (adults 25+)
52.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.9%
- Never married
- 22.6%
- Divorced
- 9.8%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 2.79
- Dual-income families
- 59.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.3%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 52% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.7%
- Unemployment
- 14.1%
- Self-employed
- 13.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.3%
- Veterans
- 11.3%
- With a disability
- 18.3%
- No health insurance
- 16.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.