ZIP 28768 · Pisgah Forest
Who lives in ZIP code 28768 (Pisgah Forest, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Pisgah Forest, NC · Transylvania County
uszips 2026
People6,759
Median age52.5
Household income$71,383
Home value$345,027
Median rent$852/mo
Poverty14.4%
College degree+40.5%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brevard, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 31 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,736
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
34.4% are 65 or older; 82.7% are adults.
Household income
32.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,255.
Education (adults 25+)
38.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.0%
- Never married
- 23.5%
- Divorced
- 12.0%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 39.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.5%
- Rent burden
- 22.9%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 45.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 16.4%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.0%
- Veterans
- 16.0%
- With a disability
- 13.4%
- No health insurance
- 14.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.