Kannapolis, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kannapolis, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 49,010. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet KANNAPOLIS-NC · Kannapolis, NC 2 ZIPs · 49,010 pop · #13668/25278 · Cabarrus County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $68,961
- RANK-MID #13668/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Mount Pleasant
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 69% owners
- POP-SMALL 49,010
- SPREAD-TIGHT 28083→28081
- HOME-MID $254,900
Nearest income peer: Mount Pleasant, NC (+ $11,817 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 Kannapolis
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kannapolis on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Kannapolis · this city · lowest
Kannapolis · this city · lowest
$68,961 median HH income
- Mount Pleasant · near
Mount Pleasant · near
$80,778 median HH income
- Concord · near
Concord · near
$85,882 median HH income
- Midland · near
Midland · near
$105,122 median HH income
- Harrisburg · highest
Harrisburg · highest
$144,288 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kannapolis, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 46th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 49,010
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $68,961
- 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 (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,961 and poverty 13.6% concentrate in 28081.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Kannapolis as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Roseboro is the closest lower-income city and Trinity the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kannapolis.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Kannapolis differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Kannapolis: $66,257 in ZIP 28083 to $71,665 in 28081. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 5 points
28083 to 28081
28083 to 28081
28081 to 28083
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 28081 skews compact Kannapolis
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 28081 covers about 51% of Kannapolis's 49,010 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Kannapolis
Citywide ZBP: 944 establishments, 10,645 employees , annual payroll $410,671k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28083 (524 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (171) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Kannapolis, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Cabarrus County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Kannapolis. See the Cabarrus County roll-up →
Every one of the 4 cities sharing Cabarrus County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Kannapolis, Concord, Harrisburg and Mount Pleasant among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Harrisburg marks the far end of that range at $144,288, 109% above Kannapolis.
Side-by-side: Compare 28081 vs 28083 →
Kannapolis 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 Kannapolis, .