North Carolina · Census place 19860
East Spencer town, NC
Quick answer
East Spencer town has 1,309 residents, ranking #413 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $34,696, the median home is worth $108,500 and median gross rent runs $733 a month.
- Population
- 1,309East Spencer town residents
- Median household income
- $34,696Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $108,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $733Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 53.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in East Spencer town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the East Spencer town median would spend about 25.4% 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 28.9% of residents and 52.2% 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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