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North Carolina · Census place 09530

Cajah's Mountain town, NC

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Cajah's Mountain town has 2,696 residents, ranking #278 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $53,714, the median home is worth $175,900 and median gross rent runs $677 a month.

Population
2,696Cajah's Mountain town residents
Median household income
$53,714Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$175,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$677Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
76.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Cajah's Mountain town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Cajah's Mountain town median would spend about 15.1% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.9% of residents and 76.8% 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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