ZIP 28804 · Asheville
Who lives in ZIP code 28804 (Asheville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Asheville, NC · Buncombe County
uszips 2026
People25,776
Median age43.0
Household income$88,312
Home value$566,546
Median rent$1,492/mo
Poverty10.0%
College degree+60.0%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 347 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,135
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.8% are 65 or older; 85.1% are adults.
Household income
44.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,733.
Education (adults 25+)
46.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.6%
- Never married
- 38.9%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 41.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.1%
- Rent burden
- 30.7%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.5%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 19.0%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 33.5%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 12.0%
- No health insurance
- 8.2%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.