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Rockwell, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rockwell, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,495. 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 ROCKWELL-NC · Rockwell, NC 1 ZIPs · 10,495 pop · #14529/25278 · Rowan County

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

  • INC-MID $66,896
  • RANK-MID #14529/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cleveland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,495
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $216,100

Nearest income peer: Cleveland, NC ( $595 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 Rockwell

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

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,495
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,896
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 $66,896 and poverty 6.5% concentrate in 28138.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rockwell as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Rockwell reads through its lone ZIP, 28138

10,495 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28138 is not the leading code inside Rockwell, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Rockwell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 188 establishments, 2,193 employees , annual payroll $92,058k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28138 (188 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (34) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Rockwell, NC

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

Rockwell lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Rowan County: Gold Hill, Woodleaf and Mount Ulla earn more and Salisbury, China Grove and Spencer earn less. Gold Hill marks the far end of that range at $93,354, 40% above Rockwell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28138 10,495 $66,896 188 91
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Rockwell 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 Rockwell, .