North Carolina · Census place 04180
Bear Grass, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Bear Grass, North Carolina (Bear Grass, NC — Census place “Bear Grass town”) is 94 residents, ranking #750 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $58,125, the median home is worth $98,200 and median gross rent runs $675 a month. Looking for the Bear Grass North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Bear Grass, NC: 27892.
- Population
- 94Bear Grass town residents
- Median household income
- $58,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $98,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $675Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.9%Owner-occupied households
Bear Grass ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Bear Grass.
The Bear Grass NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Bear Grass town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bear Grass town median would spend about 13.9% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.1% of residents and 76.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Bear Grass town, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Bear Grass town is a very small community in North Carolina, with 94 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #750 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 3% of them. The median age here is 31.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Bear Grass town earn a median of $58,125 a year, 26% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% below the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 1.1% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Bear Grass town is valued at $98,200, 67.6% below the national figure and 55% below the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $675 a month, 52% below the national figure, or roughly $8,100 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.9% 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 1.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 76.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 94 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Bear Grass town against its county rather than against national figures.
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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Charlotte city 886,283
- Raleigh city 470,763
- Greensboro city 298,564
- Durham city 288,465
- Winston-Salem city 250,887
- Fayetteville city 209,692
- Cary town 176,686
- Wilmington city 118,578
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Bear Grass town?
- Bear Grass town has 94 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #750 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Bear Grass town?
- Median household income in Bear Grass town is $58,125 a year, 26% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Bear Grass town?
- Median gross rent is $675 a month and the median home value is $98,200, so rent absorbs about 13.9% of median household income.
- Is Bear Grass town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Bear Grass town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Bear Grass town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.