ZIP Code Tabulation Area

28168

Vale, NC · ACS 2020–2024

Download data

Latest estimates

At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
10,484
Median household income
$61,220
People below poverty
14.2%
Median home value
$205,000

Income

The median income of households in 28168 was $61,220. An estimated 3.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28168 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than $10,000 3.5
$10,000 to $14,999 4.1
$15,000 to $24,999 12.8
$25,000 to $34,999 4.6
$35,000 to $49,999 14.2
$50,000 to $74,999 25.3
$75,000 to $99,999 12.7
$100,000 to $149,999 15.8
$150,000 to $199,999 3.3
$200,000 or more 3.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28168 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Dollars
Male 54397
Female 37371

An estimated 70.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,226. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28168 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Earnings 70.6
Social Security 33.4
Retirement income 22
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 11.6
Cash public assistance income 4.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28168 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
People in poverty 14.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.6

In 2020-2024, 13.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 44% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 45.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28168 in 2020-2024, 91.5% had health insurance coverage and 8.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.5% and public coverage was 46.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 28168 had a total population of 10,484 - 5,379 (51.3%) females and 5,105 (48.7%) males. The median age was 47 years. An estimated 17.5% of the population was under 18 years, 24.5% was 19 to 44 years, 34.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28168 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 153 155
5 to 9 244 166
10 to 14 197 343
15 to 19 399 432
20 to 24 242 253
25 to 29 265 409
30 to 34 111 216
35 to 39 307 191
40 to 44 279 308
45 to 49 688 578
50 to 54 428 384
55 to 59 304 484
60 to 64 331 395
65 to 69 446 391
70 to 74 204 328
75 to 79 230 117
80 to 84 198 79
85 and over 79 150

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 83.1% were White; 6.4% were Black or African American; 15.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.6% of the people in 28168 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 83.1% of the people in 28168 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,324 households in 28168. The average household size was 2.42 people.

Married-couple households made up 51.8% of the households in 28168 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.7% of all households, while 20.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21.3% of all households.

In 28168, 29.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28168 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Married-couple households 51.8
Cohabiting Couples 3.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.3% of males and 50.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.5 29.6
Now married, except separated 55.3 50.3
Separated 2.2 5.7
Widowed 1.9 6.3
Divorced 11.1 8.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28168, 197 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 43.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.1% of the people living in 28168 were U.S. natives. 75% of the 28168 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.9% of 28168 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 74.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28168 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 28168.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28168 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Latin America 67.2
Asia 16.2
Europe 16.7
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28168 in 2020-2024, 4.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28168 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Spanish 3
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 28168 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28168 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Same house 94.2
Different house, same county 3.2
Different county, same state 1
Different state 1.7
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 14.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28168 was 1,979 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 127 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,624. College or graduate school enrollment was 228.

Educational Attainment of People in 28168 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.1
High school diploma or equivalency 34.7
Some college, no degree 20.2
Associate's degree 15.8
Bachelor's degree 10.3
Graduate or professional degree 4

Disability

In 28168, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 22.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 14.1% of people under 18 years old, to 16.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 45.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28168, 53.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,884 79.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 674 13.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 309 6.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28168 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28168 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.9
Construction 10.5
Manufacturing 15.8
Wholesale trade 3.1
Retail trade 12.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.3
Information 2.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8
Other Services, except public administration 2.3
Public administration 2.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28168 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,728 35.2
Service occupations 614 12.5
Sales and office occupations 822 16.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 759 15.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 990 20.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.8% of 28168 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28168 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 0
Other means 0.8
Worked from home 6

In 2020-2024, 28168 had a total of 4,694 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 28.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28168 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Single-family houses 71.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.2
Mobile homes 28.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28168 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 69.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28168 had 4,324 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 370 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.9% while renters occupied 17.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.41 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.48.

2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.4% and another 32.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28168:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28168 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Gas 10.9
Electricity 80.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.5
All other fuels 3
No fuel used 2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28168 was $205,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 48.8 % had a mortgage. 51.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,127 and for owners without a mortgage it was $368.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28168 was $821. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.