ZIP 28789 · Whittier
Who lives in ZIP code 28789 (Whittier, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Whittier, NC · Jackson County
uszips 2026
People5,788
Median age42.9
Household income$51,713
Home value$226,222
Median rent$990/mo
Poverty20.6%
College degree+24.4%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 38 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,385
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.3% are 65 or older; 80.8% are adults.
Household income
25.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,868.
Education (adults 25+)
45.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.2%
- Never married
- 22.1%
- Divorced
- 15.4%
- Widowed
- 9.2%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 43.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.0%
- Rent burden
- 29.2%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.8%
- Unemployment
- 6.8%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.2%
- Veterans
- 8.3%
- With a disability
- 16.8%
- No health insurance
- 15.5%
- Limited English
- 2.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.