North Carolina · Census place 17860
Drexel town, NC
Quick answer
Drexel town has 1,862 residents, ranking #347 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $58,824, the median home is worth $204,600 and median gross rent runs $625 a month.
- Population
- 1,862Drexel town residents
- Median household income
- $58,824Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $204,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $625Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Drexel town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Drexel town median would spend about 12.7% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.9% of residents and 70.3% 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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