ZIP 28791 · Hendersonville
Who lives in ZIP code 28791 (Hendersonville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hendersonville, NC · Henderson County
uszips 2026
People15,108
Median age51.5
Household income$78,827
Home value$368,054
Median rent$1,209/mo
Poverty9.0%
College degree+46.3%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 349 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,718
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.6% are 65 or older; 84.7% are adults.
Household income
37.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,749.
Education (adults 25+)
45.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.3%
- Never married
- 22.5%
- Divorced
- 11.6%
- Widowed
- 7.6%
- Family size
- 2.66
- Dual-income families
- 48.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.5%
- Rent burden
- 29.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.7%
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Self-employed
- 13.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.4%
- Veterans
- 8.4%
- With a disability
- 13.7%
- No health insurance
- 8.9%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.