North Carolina · Census place 10980
Catawba town, NC
Quick answer
Catawba town has 632 residents, ranking #548 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $44,659, the median home is worth $138,100 and median gross rent runs $1,098 a month.
- Population
- 632Catawba town residents
- Median household income
- $44,659Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $138,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,098Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Catawba town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Catawba town median would spend about 29.5% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.3% of residents and 72.9% 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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