PlainZIP

China Grove, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for China Grove, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,175. 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 CHINA-GROVE-NC · China Grove, NC 1 ZIPs · 14,175 pop · #16712/25278 · Rowan County

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

  • INC-MID $62,257
  • RANK-LOWER #16712/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Salisbury
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,175
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $224,100

Nearest income peer: Salisbury, NC (+ $45 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 China Grove

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest China Grove 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, China Grove, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,175
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,257
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,257 and poverty 13.4% concentrate in 28023.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating China Grove as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Kelford is the closest lower-income city and Clyde the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for China Grove.

Population concentration

China Grove's single ZIP 28023 carries the town

China Grove is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 28023 is the entire residential footprint (14,175 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on China Grove's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 267 establishments, 2,313 employees , annual payroll $92,944k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28023 (267 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (45) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in China Grove, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Rowan County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in China Grove. See the Rowan County roll-up →

China Grove sits in the lower half of Rowan County on income: Rockwell, Cleveland and Gold Hill report more, and only Landis reports less. Gold Hill marks the far end of that range at $93,354, 50% above China Grove.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28023 14,175 $62,257 267 118
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China Grove 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 China Grove, .