What is the population of Aberdeen town?

Aberdeen town has 8,969 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #106 of 777 in North Carolina.

What is the median household income in Aberdeen town?

Median household income in Aberdeen town is $72,955 a year, 7.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Aberdeen town?

Median gross rent is $1,151 a month and the median home value is $287,200, so rent absorbs about 18.9% of median household income.

Is Aberdeen town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Aberdeen town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Aberdeen, NC population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Aberdeen, North Carolina (Aberdeen, NC — Census place “Aberdeen town”) is 8,969 residents, ranking #106 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $72,955, the median home is worth $287,200 and median gross rent runs $1,151 a month. Looking for the Aberdeen North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Aberdeen, NC: 28315.

Population: 8,969Aberdeen town residents
Median household income: $72,955Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $287,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,151Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 62.8%Owner-occupied households

Aberdeen ZIP codes (North Carolina)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Aberdeen.

The Aberdeen NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

28315

What the numbers mean in Aberdeen town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Aberdeen town median would spend about 18.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.3% of residents and 62.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Aberdeen town, NC in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Aberdeen town is a mid-size town in North Carolina, with 8,969 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #106 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 86% of them. The median age here is 36.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Aberdeen town earn a median of $72,955 a year, 7.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 19% above the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 10.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Aberdeen town is valued at $287,200, 5.3% below the national figure and 31% above the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,151 a month, 18.1% below the national figure, or roughly $13,812 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 62.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Aberdeen town?: Aberdeen town has 8,969 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #106 of 777 in North Carolina.
What is the median household income in Aberdeen town?: Median household income in Aberdeen town is $72,955 a year, 7.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Aberdeen town?: Median gross rent is $1,151 a month and the median home value is $287,200, so rent absorbs about 18.9% of median household income.
Is Aberdeen town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Aberdeen town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Aberdeen town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.