ZIP 28748 · Leicester
Who lives in ZIP code 28748 (Leicester, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Leicester, NC · Buncombe County
uszips 2026
People12,230
Median age38.6
Household income$59,013
Home value$298,441
Median rent$1,187/mo
Poverty13.1%
College degree+22.8%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 51 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,094
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.0% are 65 or older; 74.2% are adults.
Household income
26.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,330.
Education (adults 25+)
43.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.1%
- Never married
- 30.1%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 6.5%
- Family size
- 3.44
- Dual-income families
- 38.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.7%
- Rent burden
- 32.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.9%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 15.4%
- Farmers
- 4.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.6%
- Veterans
- 9.5%
- With a disability
- 13.8%
- No health insurance
- 10.7%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.