ZIP 28773 · Saluda
Who lives in ZIP code 28773 (Saluda, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Saluda, NC · Polk County
uszips 2026
People3,441
Median age55.4
Household income$70,703
Home value$415,272
Median rent$1,309/mo
Poverty15.5%
College degree+37.7%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 28 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,391
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
33.4% are 65 or older; 82.0% are adults.
Household income
37.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,042.
Education (adults 25+)
49.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.3%
- Never married
- 20.7%
- Divorced
- 13.0%
- Widowed
- 7.0%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 44.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.0%
- Rent burden
- 33.0%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.5%
- Unemployment
- 8.3%
- Self-employed
- 16.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.0%
- Veterans
- 11.2%
- With a disability
- 15.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.