13 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Jackson County, North Carolina. The population-weighted median household income is about $60,773, the median home value about $327,994, and 64.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 13
- ZIP codes
- 58.1K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Jackson County at a glance
- $60,773
- Median household income
- $327,994
- Median home value
- 41.1
- Median age
- 64.9%
- Owner-occupied
- 40,892
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Jackson County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28774 | — | 1,451 | 88.6% | $154,635 |
| 2 | 28788 | Webster | 198 | 81.9% | $80,938 |
| 3 | 28717 | Cashiers | 1,265 | 72.3% | $76,085 |
| 4 | 28736 | Glenville | 1,000 | 89.4% | $70,855 |
| 5 | 28741 | Highlands | 4,257 | 75.3% | $70,392 |
Top 5 Jackson County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28779 | Cullowhee | 18,064 | 63.4% | $57,727 |
| 2 | 28723 | Cullowhee | 12,756 | 36.5% | $45,568 |
| 3 | 28719 | Cherokee | 6,786 | 73.5% | $60,658 |
| 4 | 28789 | Cherokee | 5,788 | 73% | $51,713 |
| 5 | 28741 | Highlands | 4,257 | 75.3% | $70,392 |
Top 5 Jackson County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 28779 | Cullowhee | 18,064 | 63.4% | $57,727 | $303.6M |
| 2 | 28719 | Cherokee | 6,786 | 73.5% | $60,658 | $125.7M |
| 3 | 28741 | Highlands | 4,257 | 75.3% | $70,392 | $123.9M |
| 4 | 28751 | Maggie Valley | 4,159 | 83.8% | $69,057 | $107.5M |
| 5 | 28774 | — | 1,451 | 88.6% | $154,635 | $96.3M |
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: 28788 (Webster) at 342 people/sq mi. Least dense: 28719 (Cherokee) at 17 people/sq mi.
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