ZIP 28786 · Waynesville
Who lives in ZIP code 28786 (Waynesville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waynesville, NC · Haywood County
uszips 2026
People22,056
Median age49.1
Household income$59,371
Home value$295,729
Median rent$1,081/mo
Poverty12.5%
College degree+31.3%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Waynesville, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 117 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,816
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.3% are 65 or older; 83.3% are adults.
Household income
28.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,872.
Education (adults 25+)
43.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.7%
- Never married
- 25.9%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 2.79
- Dual-income families
- 45.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.7%
- Rent burden
- 31.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.9%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 14.2%
- Farmers
- 1.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.6%
- Veterans
- 9.7%
- With a disability
- 19.7%
- No health insurance
- 12.9%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.