North Carolina · Census place 03100
Bakersville town, NC
Quick answer
Bakersville town has 718 residents, ranking #521 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $39,091, the median home is worth $229,000 and median gross rent runs $450 a month.
- Population
- 718Bakersville town residents
- Median household income
- $39,091Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $229,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $450Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 50.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bakersville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bakersville town median would spend about 13.8% 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 5.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.7% of residents and 60.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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