North Carolina · Census place 18060
Duck town, NC
Quick answer
Duck town has 662 residents, ranking #538 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $118,750, the median home is worth $705,700 and median gross rent runs $1,393 a month.
- Population
- 662Duck town residents
- Median household income
- $118,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $705,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,393Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 61.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Duck town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Duck town median would spend about 14.1% 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 5.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.7% of residents and 86.8% 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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