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Waxhaw, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waxhaw, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 45,097. 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 WAXHAW-NC · Waxhaw, NC 1 ZIPs · 45,097 pop · #856/25278 · Union County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $150,597
  • RANK-TOP #856/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Matthews
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-SMALL 45,097
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $608,000

Nearest income peer: Matthews, NC ( $12,580 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 Waxhaw

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Waxhaw 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, Waxhaw, NC sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
45,097
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$150,597
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $150,597 and home value $608,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 58.2%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Fontana Dam is the closest lower-income city and Sapphire the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Waxhaw.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 28173, is all of Waxhaw

There is no split to weigh here: 28173 holds every one of Waxhaw's 45,097 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Waxhaw's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,288 establishments, 7,222 employees , annual payroll $303,578k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28173 (1,288 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (246) · also Construction · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Waxhaw, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waxhaw. See the Union County roll-up →

No other city sharing Union County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Waxhaw. Monroe, Matthews and Indian Trail sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Wingate marks the far end of that range at $71,136, 53% below Waxhaw.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
28173 45,097 $150,597 1,288 162
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Waxhaw 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 Waxhaw, .