Comparison to Surrounding Areas
The median household income ($-1) for 28611 is less than 28645 ($51,650), 28655 ($57,713), 28657 ($59,702), 28605 ($76,477), 28646 ($76,736), Caldwell County ($56,425), and Avery County ($61,428).
| 28611 | $-1 |
| Avery County | $61,428 |
| Caldwell County | $56,425 |
Get Median Household Income for all Zip Codes in North Carolina.
The average household income ($72,482) for 28611 is less than the average household income for 28605 ($123,246), 28646 ($109,541), 28655 ($76,064), 28657 ($76,735), Avery County ($88,834), and Caldwell County ($75,197). But it's more than 28645 ($67,286).
| 28611 | $72,482 |
| Avery County | $88,834 |
| Caldwell County | $75,197 |
Get Average Household Income for all Zip Codes in North Carolina.
The per-capita income for 28611 is $39,298. The per capita income ($39,298) for 28611 is less than the per capita income for 28605 ($55,891) and 28646 ($56,108). But it's more than 28645 ($28,994), 28655 ($31,976), 28657 ($36,318), Avery County ($35,831), and Caldwell County ($31,914).
| 28611 | $39,298 |
| Avery County | $35,831 |
| Caldwell County | $31,914 |
Get Per-Capita Income for all Zip Codes in North Carolina.
0% of households make over $200,000 a year. The percent high income households (0.0%) for 28611 is less than 28645 (2.7%), 28655 (4.0%), 28657 (2.9%), 28605 (16.0%), 28646 (13.0%), Caldwell County (3.4%), and Avery County (6.5%).
| 28611 | 0.0% |
| Avery County | 6.5% |
| Caldwell County | 3.4% |
Get High Income Households for all Zip Codes in North Carolina.
| under 25 years | 25 to 44 years | 45 to 64 years | 65 years and over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28611 | $-1 | $-1 | $-1 | $30,845 |
| Avery County | $-1 | $71,108 | $64,079 | $55,212 |
| Caldwell County | $44,601 | $67,421 | $70,030 | $40,201 |
Get Median Household Income by Age of Householder for all Zip Codes in North Carolina.
Use our lookalike & filtering workflow to discover every zip that matches your ideal market profile.
Our Income By Zip Code Lists let you start with a zip like 28611, then automatically find hundreds of similar zips by income, demographics, and growth potential — so you can build a smarter target list in minutes.
Get Your Income By Zip Code List
Get all zip codes in a state or the entire US with data such as median household income.
Starting at $65.
All income statistics above are the most current, comparable income statistics available from the US Census Bureau and are from the American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates. You can find this information and other demographics for 28611 on the US Census Bureau’s website. These values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars and were downloaded on 29 January 2026.
Margins of error for the income data are:
| Median Household Income | Average Household Income | Per Capita Income | High Income Households | Median Household Income by Age of Householder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 25 | 25 to 44 | 45 to 64 | 65+ | |||||
| 28611 | +/-$-1 | +/-$33,406 | +/-$14,755 | +/-16.9% | +/-$-1 | +/-$-1 | +/-$-1 | +/-$6,289 |
| Avery County | +/-$7,429 | +/-$7,646 | +/-$2,964 | +/-2.5% | +/-$-1 | +/-$18,020 | +/-$15,428 | +/-$13,146 |
| Caldwell County | +/-$2,209 | +/-$3,298 | +/-$1,263 | +/-0.6% | +/-$11,361 | +/-$8,341 | +/-$7,503 | +/-$4,013 |