ZIP 28747 · Lake Toxaway
Who lives in ZIP code 28747 (Lake Toxaway, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lake Toxaway, NC · Transylvania County
uszips 2026
People2,021
Median age48.9
Household income$66,000
Home value$318,145
Median rent—
Poverty15.8%
College degree+27.8%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brevard, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 830
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.3% are 65 or older; 76.8% are adults.
Household income
33.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,922.
Education (adults 25+)
31.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.7%
- Never married
- 18.4%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 13.6%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 52.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 94.2%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.1%
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
- Self-employed
- 21.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.6%
- Veterans
- 5.9%
- With a disability
- 8.8%
- No health insurance
- 8.7%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.