Saluda, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Saluda, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,378. 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 SALUDA-NC · Saluda, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,378 pop · #12969/25278 · Polk County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $70,703
  • RANK-MID #12969/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Tryon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,378
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $413,700

Nearest income peer: Tryon, NC (+ $2,243 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 Saluda

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

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,378
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,703
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 $70,703 and poverty 15.5% concentrate in 28773.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Saluda as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Union Grove is the closest lower-income city and Glenville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Saluda.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28773, is all of Saluda

There is no split to weigh here: 28773 holds every one of Saluda's 3,378 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Saluda's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 75 establishments, 471 employees , annual payroll $16,991k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28773 (75 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (13) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Saluda, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Polk County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Saluda. See the Polk County roll-up →

Saluda sits in the upper half of Polk County on income: Columbus and Mill Spring report less, while Tryon reports more. Mill Spring marks the far end of that range at $63,663, 10% below Saluda.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28773 3,378 $70,703 75 23

Saluda 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 Saluda, .