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North Carolina · Census place 10550

Carolina Shores town, NC

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Carolina Shores town has 4,843 residents, ranking #170 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $74,310, the median home is worth $276,000 and median gross rent runs $1,948 a month.

Population
4,843Carolina Shores town residents
Median household income
$74,310Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$276,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,948Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
65.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
94.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Carolina Shores town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Carolina Shores town median would spend about 31.5% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3% of residents and 94.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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