16 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas in Rutherford County, North Carolina. The population-weighted median household income is about $56,351, the median home value about $235,965, and 74.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- 16
- ZIP codes
- 88.6K
- Population
- 53
- Data points
Rutherford County at a glance
- $56,351
- Median household income
- $235,965
- Median home value
- 46.6
- Median age
- 74.4%
- Owner-occupied
- 45,595
- Housing units
Income, home value, and age are population-weighted averages of the ZIP-level medians in the file. Counts are exact.
Top 5 Rutherford County ZIP codes by median household income| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28711 | Black Mountain | 12,663 | 71.7% | $74,761 |
| 2 | 28746 | Chimney Rock Village | 2,744 | 88.7% | $70,469 |
| 3 | 28756 | Columbus | 4,706 | 75.1% | $63,663 |
| 4 | 28720 | Chimney Rock Village | 138 | 65.8% | $63,438 |
| 5 | 28114 | Caroleen | 7,104 | 75.3% | $60,500 |
Top 5 Rutherford County ZIP codes by population| # | ZIP | City | Population | Homeowner % | Median HH $ |
|---|
| 1 | 28043 | Bostic | 20,930 | 64.4% | $42,276 |
| 2 | 28139 | Ruth | 20,008 | 78.6% | $56,558 |
| 3 | 28711 | Black Mountain | 12,663 | 71.7% | $74,761 |
| 4 | 28114 | Caroleen | 7,104 | 75.3% | $60,500 |
| 5 | 28040 | Caroleen | 6,961 | 85.1% | $58,816 |
Top 5 Rutherford 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 | 28711 | Black Mountain | 12,663 | 71.7% | $74,761 | $273.8M |
| 3 | 28043 | Bostic | 20,930 | 64.4% | $42,276 | $225.2M |
| 4 | 28040 | Caroleen | 6,961 | 85.1% | $58,816 | $142.3M |
| 5 | 28114 | Caroleen | 7,104 | 75.3% | $60,500 | $125.8M |
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: 28160 (Spindale) at 666 people/sq mi. Least dense: 28720 (Chimney Rock Village) at 15 people/sq mi.
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