ZIP 28778 · Swannanoa
Who lives in ZIP code 28778 (Swannanoa, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Swannanoa, NC · Buncombe County
uszips 2026
People13,536
Median age40.8
Household income$73,408
Home value$300,141
Median rent$994/mo
Poverty15.0%
College degree+31.5%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 161 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,931
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.1% are 65 or older; 81.7% are adults.
Household income
26.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,783.
Education (adults 25+)
47.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.6%
- Never married
- 38.3%
- Divorced
- 10.0%
- Widowed
- 9.1%
- Family size
- 3.49
- Dual-income families
- 42.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.1%
- Rent burden
- 31.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.5%
- Unemployment
- 7.2%
- Self-employed
- 14.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.8%
- Veterans
- 7.4%
- With a disability
- 17.8%
- No health insurance
- 15.0%
- Limited English
- 3.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.