North Carolina · Census place 12480
China Grove town, NC
Quick answer
China Grove town has 4,487 residents, ranking #189 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $53,717, the median home is worth $207,500 and median gross rent runs $955 a month.
- Population
- 4,487China Grove town residents
- Median household income
- $53,717Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $207,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $955Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in China Grove town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the China Grove town median would spend about 21.3% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.4% of residents and 66.8% 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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