ZIP 28806 · Asheville
Who lives in ZIP code 28806 (Asheville, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Asheville, NC · Buncombe County
uszips 2026
People43,433
Median age39.2
Household income$63,273
Home value$350,488
Median rent$1,239/mo
Poverty15.1%
College degree+45.7%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Asheville, NC
- Wider region
- Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 440 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,604
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.3% are 65 or older; 80.0% are adults.
Household income
28.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,293.
Education (adults 25+)
42.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.2%
- Never married
- 43.1%
- Divorced
- 12.7%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 3.34
- Dual-income families
- 50.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.9%
- Rent burden
- 35.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
- Self-employed
- 16.9%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.0%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 15.3%
- No health insurance
- 12.7%
- Limited English
- 2.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.