ZIP 28801 · Asheville
Who lives in ZIP code 28801 (Asheville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Asheville, NC · Buncombe County
uszips 2026
People14,691
Median age43.1
Household income$58,438
Home value$568,765
Median rent$1,232/mo
Poverty27.3%
College degree+54.4%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,110 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,247
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.4% are 65 or older; 88.5% are adults.
Household income
30.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,347.
Education (adults 25+)
44.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 27.7%
- Never married
- 51.5%
- Divorced
- 15.2%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 52.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 37.0%
- Rent burden
- 39.8%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.4%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 19.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.5%
- Veterans
- 4.3%
- With a disability
- 14.9%
- No health insurance
- 12.3%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.