North Carolina · Census place 20120
Edenton town, NC
Quick answer
Edenton town has 4,480 residents, ranking #190 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $42,721, the median home is worth $226,800 and median gross rent runs $632 a month.
- Population
- 4,480Edenton town residents
- Median household income
- $42,721Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $226,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $632Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Edenton town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Edenton town median would spend about 17.8% 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 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 35.7% of residents and 52.8% 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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