North Carolina · Census place 03840
Bath town, NC
Quick answer
Bath town has 229 residents, ranking #688 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $72,000, the median home is worth $401,600 and median gross rent runs $1,125 a month.
- Population
- 229Bath town residents
- Median household income
- $72,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $401,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,125Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 66 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bath town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bath town median would spend about 18.8% 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 5.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.8% of residents and 84.4% 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
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