ZIP 28761 · Nebo
Who lives in ZIP code 28761 (Nebo, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Nebo, NC · McDowell County
uszips 2026
People8,150
Median age47.9
Household income$54,869
Home value$188,292
Median rent$1,088/mo
Poverty12.9%
College degree+20.4%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Marion, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 30 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,288
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.3% are 65 or older; 81.3% are adults.
Household income
25.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,131.
Education (adults 25+)
47.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.0%
- Never married
- 24.1%
- Divorced
- 11.2%
- Widowed
- 9.8%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 41.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.3%
- Rent burden
- 29.3%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.8%
- Unemployment
- 0.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 1.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.3%
- Veterans
- 9.2%
- With a disability
- 20.3%
- No health insurance
- 13.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.