6 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Polk County, North Carolina. The population-weighted median household income is about $63,827, the median home value about $310,897, and 78.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 6
- ZIP codes
- 49.4K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Polk County at a glance
- $63,827
- Median household income
- $310,897
- Median home value
- 51.1
- Median age
- 78.9%
- Owner-occupied
- 25,041
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Polk County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28782 | Tryon | 6,519 | 79.5% | $72,946 |
| 2 | 28773 | Saluda | 3,441 | 84% | $70,703 |
| 3 | 28722 | Columbus | 6,086 | 69.4% | $67,760 |
| 4 | 28731 | Dana | 8,672 | 85.6% | $66,309 |
| 5 | 28756 | Columbus | 4,706 | 75.1% | $63,663 |
Top 5 Polk County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28139 | Ruth | 20,008 | 78.6% | $56,558 |
| 2 | 28731 | Dana | 8,672 | 85.6% | $66,309 |
| 3 | 28782 | Tryon | 6,519 | 79.5% | $72,946 |
| 4 | 28722 | Columbus | 6,086 | 69.4% | $67,760 |
| 5 | 28756 | Columbus | 4,706 | 75.1% | $63,663 |
Top 5 Polk County ZIP codes by Homeowner GDP| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ | Homeowner GDP |
|---|
| 1 | 28139 | Ruth | 20,008 | 78.6% | $56,558 | $361.3M |
| 2 | 28731 | Dana | 8,672 | 85.6% | $66,309 | $214.8M |
| 3 | 28782 | Tryon | 6,519 | 79.5% | $72,946 | $187.8M |
| 4 | 28722 | Columbus | 6,086 | 69.4% | $67,760 | $129.8M |
| 5 | 28756 | Columbus | 4,706 | 75.1% | $63,663 | $87.7M |
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: 28731 (Dana) at 262 people/sq mi. Least dense: 28756 (Columbus) at 59 people/sq mi.
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