PlainZIP

Boomer, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Boomer, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,158. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BOOMER-NC · Boomer, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,158 pop · #19355/25278 · Wilkes County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $56,600
  • RANK-LOWER #19355/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Moravian Falls
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,158
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $95,900

Nearest income peer: Moravian Falls, NC (+ $838 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Boomer

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Boomer on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Boomer, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,158
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,600
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($56,600 average) · poverty 10.0%. The primary code (28606) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Boomer as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Rutherfordton is the closest lower-income city and Reidsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Boomer.

Population concentration

Boomer reads through its lone ZIP, 28606

2,158 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28606 is not the leading code inside Boomer, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Boomer

Citywide ZBP: 21 establishments, 157 employees , annual payroll $5,894k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28606 (21 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Boomer, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Wilkes County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Boomer. See the Wilkes County roll-up →

Boomer sits in the upper half of Wilkes County on income: North Wilkesboro, Wilkesboro and Hays report less, while Millers Creek reports more. Hays marks the far end of that range at $44,901, 21% below Boomer.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28606 2,158 $56,600 21 19
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Boomer roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Boomer, .