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Ellenboro, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ellenboro, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,969. 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 ELLENBORO-NC · Ellenboro, NC 1 ZIPs · 7,969 pop · #18411/25278 · Rutherford County

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

  • INC-MID $58,816
  • RANK-LOWER #18411/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Union Mills
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,969
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $169,500

Nearest income peer: Union Mills, NC (+ $916 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 Ellenboro

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

27th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,969
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,816
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 $58,816 and poverty 9.6% concentrate in 28040.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28040, is all of Ellenboro

There is no split to weigh here: 28040 holds every one of Ellenboro's 7,969 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ellenboro

Citywide ZBP: 68 establishments, 299 employees , annual payroll $13,247k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28040 (68 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (20) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Ellenboro, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Rutherford County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ellenboro. See the Rutherford County roll-up →

Ellenboro lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Rutherford County: Mooresboro, Lake Lure and Chimney Rock earn more and Forest City, Rutherfordton and Bostic earn less. Spindale marks the far end of that range at $40,868, 31% below Ellenboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28040 7,969 $58,816 68 43
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Ellenboro 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 Ellenboro, .