28134 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 28134, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

28134 is a zip code in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, which covers Township 1, Charlotte, Township 5, Providence, Township 14, and Pineville, with a total population of 12,315 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 28134 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 28134.

The estimated population of people living in 28134 is 12,315, with a median age of 37.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 28134 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
12,315
+14.39%
+11.45%
2020
10,766
 -2.46% -
2019
11,037
 -0.11% -
2018
11,049
 -0.01% -
2017
11,050
 - -

Population of 28134 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 28134 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
51.5%
52.9%
 -2.65%
Black/African American
21.8%
25.2%
 -13.49%
Native
0%
0.2%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
15.2%
15%
 +1.33%
Asian
6.2%
5.4%
 +14.81%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
5.2%
1.4%
 +271.43%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 28134 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 28134 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 28134 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 28134 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 37 -2.89% 34.6 -0.86% 39.7 -1.24%
2020 38.1 -1.04% 34.9 0% 40.2 -0.99%
2019 38.5 +1.58% 34.9 +1.16% 40.6 +2.53%
2018 37.9 -1.81% 34.5 0% 39.6 -2.94%
2017 38.6 - 34.5 - 40.8 -

The median age of the 28134 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 28134 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 999 12.11% 826 +5.52% 997 842
10 to 19 513 +41.29% 452 +55.5% 739 746
20 to 29 604 +4.58% 640 +8.66% 615 677
30 to 39 814 +22.34% 969 +16.48% 1,003 1,121
40 to 49 826 -15.19% 992 -14.53% 643 830
50 to 59 582 +9.15% 610 +25.92% 626 761
60 to 69 344 +77.17% 585 +56.2% 620 872
70+ 422 -14.77% 872 1.7% 361 862

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 28134 zip code is $59,580.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 28134.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $74,155.00
  • 45 to 64
    $62,708.00
  • 65 and over
    $41,379.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 28134 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 28134, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 28134 is currently $82,614.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

6.17% of households in 28134 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 28134 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    21.52%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    20.85%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.36%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    7.80%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    18.57%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    7.72%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.17%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 28134 is $32,940.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 28134 by the total population of 28134.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 28134 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 28134 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    15.04%
  • Bachelor's degree
    48.68%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    8.39%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    25.84%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.05%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 28134 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 28134 zip over the age of 16 is 9,480.

Of those people, a total of 67.30% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 28134 is 64.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 28134 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 489 46.00% 3.60%
20 to 24 years 500 66.40% 15.10%
25 to 29 years 792 94.10% 4.70%
30 to 34 years 1,155 92.70% 2.00%
35 to 44 years 1,713 85.30% 1.00%
45 to 54 years 1,382 85.70% 5.30%
55 to 59 years 734 77.20% 2.80%
60 to 64 years 881 54.90% 5.60%
65 to 74 years 881 28.00% 0.00%
75 years and over 953 7.10% 13.20%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 28134. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 5,985 63.20% 2.10%
Black or African American 2,067 77.40% 7.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native 12 100.00% 100.00%
Asian 595 64.00% 8.90%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 341 72.40% 0.40%
Two or more races 480 75.00% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 1,190 76.10% 2.20%
Not Hispanic or Latino 5,411 62.10% 2.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 28134 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 28134 is 6,140, with median earnings of $37,128.00.

Women in 28134 are earning approximately 75.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 6,140 $37,128.00
Male 3,094 $45,201.00
Female 3,046 $34,153.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 28134 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 612 $61,473.00
Business and Financial 659 $70,530.00
Computer and Mathematical 163 $86,094.00
Architecture and Engineering 65 $120,066.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 30 $78,333.00
Community and Social Service 95 $45,288.00
Legal 16 $0.00
Educational and Library 509 $12,473.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 160 $52,875.00
Healthcare Practitioners 333 $63,428.00
Healthcare Support 91 $33,631.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 15 $0.00
Law Enforcement 10 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 301 $27,114.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 218 $16,469.00
Personal Care and Service 188 $18,293.00
Sales 681 $30,625.00
Office and Administrative Support 544 $35,435.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 163 $17,242.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 129 $28,750.00
Production 648 $29,545.00
Transportation and Material Moving 277 $22,292.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 28134 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 28134.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 333 $62,370.00 279 $46,298.00
Business and Financial 250 $95,481.00 409 $62,054.00
Computer and Mathematical 114 $117,955.00 49 $83,958.00
Architecture and Engineering 59 $120,461.00 6 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 21 $0.00 9 $0.00
Community and Social Service 30 $0.00 65 $43,750.00
Legal 5 $0.00 11 $0.00
Educational and Library 90 $41,250.00 419 $12,083.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 63 $56,587.00 97 $51,202.00
Healthcare Practitioners 90 $83,319.00 243 $62,920.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 91 $33,631.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 7 $0.00 8 $0.00
Law Enforcement 10 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 208 $36,750.00 93 $7,463.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 112 $30,952.00 106 $15,634.00
Personal Care and Service 4 $0.00 184 $18,415.00
Sales 343 $52,292.00 338 $18,438.00
Office and Administrative Support 132 $22,308.00 412 $41,319.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 144 $21,875.00 19 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 126 $28,500.00 3 $0.00
Production 546 $29,943.00 102 $17,198.00
Transportation and Material Moving 203 $29,083.00 74 $13,487.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 4,781 households in 28134, with an average household size of 2.56 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 3,092 families living in the 28134 zip code with an average family size of 3.22 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 28134:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,012 273 807 1,689
Average Household Size 2.93 3.16 4.36 1.15
Total Families 2,012 273 807 0
Average Household Size 2.91 2.6 4.2 0

Poverty

Of the 3,092 families living in 28134, 11.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 28134:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 4,908 housing units in 28134.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 4,781 97.41%
Vacant 127 2.59%

36.27% of the total 4,908 housing units in 28134 are rental units. This is approximately 1,780 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 2,973 are occupied by the owner - or 60.57% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 28134 is $1,330.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 28134 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    28
  • Less than $500
    129
  • $500 to $999
    315
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    672
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    593
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    49
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    22
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 28134 is $234,000.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 28134 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    59
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    133
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    186
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    686
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,069
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    732
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    108
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 28134. The chart below shows the number of properties in 28134 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    198
  • 1940 to 1949
    110
  • 1950 to 1959
    228
  • 1960 to 1969
    302
  • 1970 to 1979
    281
  • 1980 to 1989
    769
  • 1990 to 1999
    824
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,332
  • 2010 to 2013
    845
  • 2014 or later
    19

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 28134 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    542
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,787
  • 2 vehicles available
    1,804
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    648

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 28134 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 28134 that commute to work in a particular way.

21.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 28134.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    210
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    631
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    607
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,104
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    688
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    404
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    577
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    43
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    255
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    187
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    185
  • 90 or more minutes
    40

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 28134 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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