28644 Income Statistics

Comparison to Surrounding Areas

28644 Median Household Income

The median household income ($52,798) for 28644 is less than the median household income for 28617 ($62,204), 28640 ($53,155), 28651 ($61,623), 28663 ($80,457), 28672 ($163,210), and Ashe County ($56,866). But it's more than 28635 ($44,901), 28649 ($47,016), 28675 ($44,560), Alleghany County ($47,172), and Wilkes County ($51,721).

28644$52,798
Alleghany County$47,172
Ashe County$56,866
Wilkes County$51,721

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28644 Average Household Income

The average household income ($68,249) for 28644 is less than the average household income for 28640 ($79,772), 28651 ($68,946), 28663 ($103,697), 28672 ($128,273), Alleghany County ($70,176), and Ashe County ($73,848). But it's more than 28617 ($67,952), 28635 ($62,512), 28649 ($62,668), 28675 ($64,893), and Wilkes County ($66,361).

28644$68,249
Alleghany County$70,176
Ashe County$73,848
Wilkes County$66,361

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28644 Per-Capita Income

The per-capita income for 28644 is $35,898. The per capita income ($35,898) for 28644 is less than the per capita income for 28663 ($46,907) and 28672 ($41,184). But it's more than 28675 ($31,679), 28640 ($34,864), 28649 ($21,735), 28651 ($29,909), 28617 ($29,586), 28635 ($30,238), Ashe County ($33,675), Wilkes County ($27,947), and Alleghany County ($33,300).

28644$35,898
Alleghany County$33,300
Ashe County$33,675
Wilkes County$27,947

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28644 High Income Households

7.9% of households make over $200,000 a year. The percent high income households (7.9%) for 28644 is more than 28675 (4.7%), 28651 (1.0%), 28663 (3.9%), 28672 (0.0%), 28617 (1.2%), 28635 (0.0%), 28640 (7.5%), 28649 (0.0%), Ashe County (3.4%), Wilkes County (2.2%), and Alleghany County (3.6%).

286447.9%
Alleghany County3.6%
Ashe County3.4%
Wilkes County2.2%

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28644 Median Household Income by Age of Householder

under 25 years 25 to 44 years 45 to 64 years 65 years and over
28644$-1$54,583$78,152$41,136
Alleghany County$60,854$55,547$49,018$37,321
Ashe County$-1$73,169$60,589$47,058
Wilkes County$36,250$61,682$60,009$43,001

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About the Data

Data Sources

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 28644 on the US Census Bureau’s website. These values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars and were downloaded on 29 January 2026.

The following data tables were used:

  • B19001 Household Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)
  • B19013 Median Household Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)
  • B19301 Per Capita Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)
  • S1902 Mean Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars)
  • B19049 Median Household Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) By Age Of Householder

Margins of Error

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+
28644+/-$32,426+/-$19,809+/-$10,490+/-6.4%+/-$-1+/-$26,061+/-$67,683+/-$40,257
Alleghany County+/-$4,894+/-$10,432+/-$4,848+/-1.9%+/-$14,687+/-$11,098+/-$15,618+/-$5,490
Ashe County+/-$4,577+/-$4,263+/-$1,956+/-1.1%+/-$-1+/-$6,443+/-$14,114+/-$5,445
Wilkes County+/-$2,459+/-$2,650+/-$1,144+/-0.6%+/-$1,275+/-$7,569+/-$6,610+/-$2,840