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.

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, 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×

28083 to 28081

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

28083 to 28081

Poverty-rate spread
5 points

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) .

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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 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28081 25,190 $71,665 420 319
28083 23,820 $66,257 524 459

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, .