ZIP 28803 · Asheville
Who lives in ZIP code 28803 (Asheville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Asheville, NC · Buncombe County
uszips 2026
People33,718
Median age41.6
Household income$76,662
Home value$452,883
Median rent$1,556/mo
Poverty9.6%
College degree+55.1%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 339 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,459
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.9% are 65 or older; 84.4% are adults.
Household income
38.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,362.
Education (adults 25+)
44.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.4%
- Never married
- 38.9%
- Divorced
- 11.6%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 46.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 55.1%
- Rent burden
- 34.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- 15.1%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.7%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 14.2%
- No health insurance
- 11.8%
- Limited English
- 1.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.