ZIP 28759 · Mills River
Who lives in ZIP code 28759 (Mills River, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mills River, NC · Henderson County
uszips 2026
People7,555
Median age46.8
Household income$107,609
Home value$449,005
Median rent$1,551/mo
Poverty2.5%
College degree+44.2%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 119 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,856
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.6% are 65 or older; 78.6% are adults.
Household income
52.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,060.
Education (adults 25+)
45.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.0%
- Never married
- 23.5%
- Divorced
- 10.3%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 2.97
- Dual-income families
- 56.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.2%
- Rent burden
- 23.5%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 16.3%
- Farmers
- 1.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.4%
- Veterans
- 8.5%
- With a disability
- 11.8%
- No health insurance
- 9.5%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.