North Carolina · Census place 03020
Bailey town, NC
Quick answer
Bailey town has 504 residents, ranking #585 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $48,929, the median home is worth $124,200 and median gross rent runs $873 a month.
- Population
- 504Bailey town residents
- Median household income
- $48,929Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $124,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $873Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bailey town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bailey town median would spend about 21.4% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.6% of residents and 54.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Gloucester CDP 514
- Fair Bluff town 513
- Scotch Meadows CDP 506
- Sugar Mountain village 503
- Ruffin CDP 501
- Webster town 501
- Kingstown town 499
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