North Carolina · Census place 04640
Belhaven town, NC
Quick answer
Belhaven town has 1,421 residents, ranking #395 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $33,958, the median home is worth $98,200 and median gross rent runs $859 a month.
- Population
- 1,421Belhaven town residents
- Median household income
- $33,958Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $98,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $859Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Belhaven town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Belhaven town median would spend about 30.4% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 45.5% of residents and 59.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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