ZIP 28785 · Waynesville
Who lives in ZIP code 28785 (Waynesville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waynesville, NC · Haywood County
uszips 2026
People8,311
Median age48.4
Household income$61,769
Home value$302,707
Median rent$1,105/mo
Poverty12.2%
College degree+34.7%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waynesville, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 19 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,496
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.4% are 65 or older; 84.2% are adults.
Household income
31.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,843.
Education (adults 25+)
50.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.5%
- Never married
- 22.8%
- Divorced
- 14.5%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 2.75
- Dual-income families
- 44.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.3%
- Rent burden
- 30.0%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 13.6%
- Farmers
- 2.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.5%
- Veterans
- 11.0%
- With a disability
- 13.7%
- No health insurance
- 14.0%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.