16 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Burke County, North Carolina. The population-weighted median household income is about $59,634, the median home value about $206,652, and 71.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 16
- ZIP codes
- 233.1K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Burke County at a glance
- $59,634
- Median household income
- $206,652
- Median home value
- 43.9
- Median age
- 71.4%
- Owner-occupied
- 108,871
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Burke County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28628 | Glen Alpine | 60 | 69% | $74,375 |
| 2 | 28671 | Rutherford College | 375 | 55.7% | $73,929 |
| 3 | 28601 | Bethlehem | 53,329 | 68.4% | $67,817 |
| 4 | 28637 | Hildebran | 1,911 | 70.6% | $67,500 |
| 5 | 28690 | Rutherford College | 9,196 | 79.4% | $67,000 |
Top 5 Burke County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28655 | Drexel | 55,100 | 72.7% | $57,713 |
| 2 | 28601 | Bethlehem | 53,329 | 68.4% | $67,817 |
| 3 | 28645 | Blowing Rock | 45,997 | 70.9% | $51,650 |
| 4 | 28602 | Brookford | 31,113 | 62.9% | $62,048 |
| 5 | 28612 | Connelly Springs | 11,290 | 74.7% | $54,934 |
Top 5 Burke County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 28601 | Bethlehem | 53,329 | 68.4% | $67,817 | $1B |
| 2 | 28655 | Drexel | 55,100 | 72.7% | $57,713 | $932.6M |
| 3 | 28645 | Blowing Rock | 45,997 | 70.9% | $51,650 | $701.8M |
| 4 | 28602 | Brookford | 31,113 | 62.9% | $62,048 | $468.6M |
| 5 | 28690 | Rutherford College | 9,196 | 79.4% | $67,000 | $239.9M |
Homeowner GDP = owner-occupied units × median household income — a proxy for aggregate homeowner spending power in a ZIP, useful for scoring market opportunity. Not an official economic statistic.
Densest: 28666 (Icard) at 3,022 people/sq mi. Least dense: 28657 (Linville) at 51 people/sq mi.
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