28773 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 28773, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

28773 is a zip code in Henderson County and Polk County, North Carolina, which covers Green River, Hendersonville, Saluda, Tryon, and White Oak, with a total population of 2,976 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 28773 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 28773.

The estimated population of people living in 28773 is 2,976, with a median age of 57.6.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 28773 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
2,976
 -6% -7.29%
2020
3,166
+6.49%
-
2019
2,973
 -2.72% -
2018
3,056
 -4.8% -
2017
3,210
 - -

Population of 28773 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 28773 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
96.3%
95.4%
 +0.94%
Black/African American
1.6%
1.1%
 +45.45%
Native
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
0.5%
2.7%
 -81.48%
Asian
0.3%
0.6%
 -50.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.2%
0.1%
 +1,100.00%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 28773 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 28773 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 28773 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 28773 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 57.6 +3.6% 55.2 -0.72% 58.3 +4.86%
2020 55.6 -2.46% 55.6 -4.47% 55.6 0%
2019 57 +3.26% 58.2 +3.93% 55.6 +1.65%
2018 55.2 +6.56% 56 +4.67% 54.7 +7.25%
2017 51.8 - 53.5 - 51 -

The median age of the 28773 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 28773 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 9 148 -18.04% 289 -84.22% 116 111
10 to 19 144 +85.58% 148 -32.88% 152 102
20 to 29 104 -87.42% 135 -31.69% 38 84
30 to 39 91 +25.52% 133 -7.83% 110 103
40 to 49 197 +11.74% 128 +23.82% 218 152
50 to 59 277 -19.92% 322 +5.64% 223 329
60 to 69 274 +16.15% 290 -1.53% 313 281
70+ 265 +19.91% 265 +21.82% 319 325

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 28773 zip code is $62,546.00.

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 28773.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $90,217.00
  • 45 to 64
    $70,125.00
  • 65 and over
    $46,063.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 28773 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 28773, 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 28773 is currently $74,605.00.

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.

2.04% of households in 28773 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 28773 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    15.97%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    23.80%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    22.98%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    14.51%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    14.34%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    6.36%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.04%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 28773 is $32,550.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 28773 by the total population of 28773.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 28773 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 28773 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
    9.43%
  • Bachelor's degree
    41.28%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    11.65%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    36.63%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.01%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 28773 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 28773 zip over the age of 16 is 2,550.

Of those people, a total of 55.10% 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 28773 is 49.30%.

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 28773 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 55 74.50% 92.70%
20 to 24 years 84 81.00% 100.00%
25 to 29 years 38 100.00% 0.00%
30 to 34 years 152 78.90% 3.30%
35 to 44 years 241 70.10% 0.00%
45 to 54 years 400 83.80% 0.00%
55 to 59 years 342 86.50% 8.40%
60 to 64 years 299 51.80% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 637 25.00% 1.30%
75 years and over 302 7.60% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 28773. 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 2,457 55.20% 8.50%
Black or African American 47 48.90% 100.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 8 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 0 0.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 36 69.40% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 12 100.00% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 2,445 55.00% 8.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 28773 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 28773 is 1,257, with median earnings of $33,350.00.

Women in 28773 are earning approximately 36.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 1,257 $33,350.00
Male 692 $53,421.00
Female 565 $19,529.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 28773 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 143 $78,136.00
Business and Financial 43 $27,135.00
Computer and Mathematical 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 80 $95,391.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 9 $0.00
Community and Social Service 29 $20,208.00
Legal 18 $0.00
Educational and Library 108 $18,936.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 8 $9,167.00
Healthcare Practitioners 151 $48,125.00
Healthcare Support 30 $38,690.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 21 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 86 $15,778.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 50 $2,499.00
Personal Care and Service 0 $0.00
Sales 144 $55,865.00
Office and Administrative Support 88 $45,600.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 93 $9,973.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 38 $0.00
Production 74 $17,826.00
Transportation and Material Moving 28 $11,667.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 28773 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 28773.

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 123 $78,271.00 20 $76,250.00
Business and Financial 32 $26,563.00 11 $0.00
Computer and Mathematical 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 76 $95,547.00 4 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 9 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 15 $21,458.00 14 $6,750.00
Legal 4 $0.00 14 $0.00
Educational and Library 0 $0.00 108 $18,936.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 6 $0.00 2 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 37 $31,850.00 114 $49,286.00
Healthcare Support 21 $0.00 9 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 21 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 3 $0.00 83 $15,861.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 0 $0.00 50 $2,499.00
Personal Care and Service 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Sales 94 $56,394.00 50 $13,929.00
Office and Administrative Support 19 $62,375.00 69 $33,906.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 93 $9,973.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 38 $0.00 0 $0.00
Production 57 $18,750.00 17 $15,139.00
Transportation and Material Moving 28 $11,667.00 0 $0.00

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 1,227 households in 28773, with an average household size of 2.37 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 827 families living in the 28773 zip code with an average family size of 2.86 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 28773:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 685 101 41 400
Average Household Size 2.87 3.2 3.22 1.21
Total Families 685 101 41 0
Average Household Size 2.85 2.91 2.93 0

Poverty

Of the 827 families living in 28773, 5.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 28773:

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 2,089 housing units in 28773.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 1,227 58.74%
Vacant 862 41.26%

5.79% of the total 2,089 housing units in 28773 are rental units. This is approximately 121 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 1,062 are occupied by the owner - or 50.84% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 28773 is $906.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 28773 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
    44
  • Less than $500
    2
  • $500 to $999
    67
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    35
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    17
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 28773 is $242,600.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 28773 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    0
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    106
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    135
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    151
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    343
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    308
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    19
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 28773. The chart below shows the number of properties in 28773 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    278
  • 1940 to 1949
    122
  • 1950 to 1959
    99
  • 1960 to 1969
    152
  • 1970 to 1979
    320
  • 1980 to 1989
    236
  • 1990 to 1999
    321
  • 2000 to 2009
    382
  • 2010 to 2013
    179
  • 2014 or later
    0

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 28773 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    34
  • 1 vehicle available
    228
  • 2 vehicles available
    590
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    375

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 28773 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 28773 that commute to work in a particular way.

27.6 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 28773.

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
    67
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    59
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    131
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    103
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    100
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    201
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    152
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    4
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    73
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    124
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    47
  • 90 or more minutes
    32

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 28773 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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