PlainZIP

Marble, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Marble, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,129. 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 MARBLE-NC · Marble, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,129 pop · #18878/25278 · Cherokee County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $57,708
  • RANK-LOWER #18878/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Murphy
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,129
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $228,200

Nearest income peer: Murphy, NC ( $1,949 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 Marble

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

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,129
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,708
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 $57,708 and poverty 13.1% concentrate in 28905.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Marble as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Marble reads through its lone ZIP, 28905

3,129 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28905 is not the leading code inside Marble, 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 Marble

Citywide ZBP: 29 establishments, 277 employees , annual payroll $12,629k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28905 (29 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (8) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Marble, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Cherokee County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Marble. See the Cherokee County roll-up →

No other city sharing Cherokee County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Marble. Murphy and Andrews sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Andrews marks the far end of that range at $44,792, 22% below Marble.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28905 3,129 $57,708 29 27
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Marble 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 Marble, .