ZIP 28746 · Lake Lure
Who lives in ZIP code 28746 (Lake Lure, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lake Lure, NC · Rutherford County
uszips 2026
People2,744
Median age61.0
Household income$70,469
Home value$477,481
Median rent$892/mo
Poverty16.4%
College degree+46.2%
Commute37 min
Place
- Metro area
- Forest City, NC (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 24 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,397
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
39.8% are 65 or older; 87.7% are adults.
Household income
29.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,731.
Education (adults 25+)
54.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.0%
- Never married
- 15.4%
- Divorced
- 10.1%
- Widowed
- 13.4%
- Family size
- 2.45
- Dual-income families
- 30.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.7%
- Rent burden
- 18.4%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 42.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 16.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 35.1%
- Veterans
- 11.7%
- With a disability
- 16.5%
- No health insurance
- 8.2%
- Limited English
- 3.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.