Ashe County

Ashe County has 26,950 residents across 10 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $56,866, 21% below the North Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $243,100, and 26% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

26,950residentsACS 2020–2024

$56,866median household incomeNorth Carolina: $72K

$243,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

85%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Ashe County in North CarolinaZIP codes in Ashe County highlighted; the rest of North Carolina in grey

Map of North Carolina with Ashe County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 10 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
28615	1,878	$52K	$153K	73%	17%	83%	37 min
28617	1,839	$62K	$245K	75%	18%	89%	26 min
28626	3,173	$74K	$292K	92%	43%	86%	33 min
28631	684	$-666667K	$-666667K	72%	6%	72%	28 min
28640	4,820	$53K	$283K	72%	22%	81%	21 min
28643	3,615	$45K	$150K	78%	16%	81%	26 min
28672	136	$163K	$182K	100%	0%	100%	27 min
28684	1,961	$69K	$325K	93%	57%	93%	30 min
28693	1,071	$63K	$172K	88%	15%	75%	34 min
28694	7,626	$58K	$273K	80%	25%	89%	22 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

26,950 residents in 12,201 households, next to the North Carolina figure.

17%

under 18

17%

aged 18–34

27%

aged 65 and over

28%

of households are people living alone

54%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

17,218 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $243,100 (±$17,299).

79%

of households own their home

77%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

16%

are mobile homes

29%

of housing units are vacant

$859

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20196%

2000–200916%

1990–199918%

1980–198915%

1970–197917%

1960–196912%

1950–19595%

1940–19494%

1939 or earlier6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$4,577.

$56,866

median household income

13.5%

of people live below the poverty line

4.8%

unemployment rate

26%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

27 min

average commute to work

13%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

89%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

85%

of households have a broadband subscription

13%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates