North Carolina · Census place 02840
Ayden town, NC
Quick answer
Ayden town has 5,035 residents, ranking #162 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $41,711, the median home is worth $161,200 and median gross rent runs $774 a month.
- Population
- 5,035Ayden town residents
- Median household income
- $41,711Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $161,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $774Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ayden town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ayden town median would spend about 22.3% 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 21.6% of residents and 54.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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