Valdese, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Valdese, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,295. 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 VALDESE-NC · Valdese, NC 1 ZIPs · 9,295 pop · #14487/25278 · Burke County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $67,000
- RANK-MID #14487/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hildebran
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 79% owners
- POP-TOWN 9,295
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $211,300
Nearest income peer: Hildebran, NC (+ $500 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 Valdese
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Valdese on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Drexel · lowest
Drexel · lowest
$34,881 median HH income
- Morganton · near
Morganton · near
$57,713 median HH income
- Valdese · this city
Valdese · this city
$67,000 median HH income
- Hildebran · near
Hildebran · near
$67,500 median HH income
- Rutherford Col · near
Rutherford Col · near
$73,929 median HH income
- Glen Alpine · highest
Glen Alpine · highest
$74,375 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, Valdese, 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
- 9,295
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $67,000
- 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 $67,000 and poverty 10.4% concentrate in 28690.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Valdese as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Hubert is the closest lower-income city and Gastonia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Valdese.
Population concentration
Valdese reads through its lone ZIP, 28690
9,295 ACS residents, one ZIP: 28690 is not the leading code inside Valdese, 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 Valdese's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 140 establishments, 2,865 employees , annual payroll $131,755k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28690 (140 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (24) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Valdese, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Burke County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Valdese. See the Burke County roll-up →
Valdese lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Burke County: Rutherford College and Glen Alpine earn more and Morganton, Connelly Springs and Drexel earn less. Drexel marks the far end of that range at $34,881, 48% below Valdese.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28690 | 9,295 | $67,000 | 140 | 166 |
Valdese 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 Valdese, .