ZIP 28805 · Asheville
Who lives in ZIP code 28805 (Asheville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Asheville, NC · Buncombe County
uszips 2026
People19,993
Median age45.0
Household income$75,151
Home value$405,926
Median rent$1,347/mo
Poverty13.0%
College degree+53.4%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 291 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,224
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.7% are 65 or older; 83.9% are adults.
Household income
36.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,588.
Education (adults 25+)
46.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.0%
- Never married
- 37.5%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 3.29
- Dual-income families
- 52.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.1%
- Rent burden
- 34.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Self-employed
- 16.0%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.2%
- Veterans
- 7.9%
- With a disability
- 13.4%
- No health insurance
- 7.8%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.