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North Carolina · Census place 20580

Elizabeth City city, NC

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Elizabeth City city has 18,740 residents, ranking #55 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $50,947, the median home is worth $202,100 and median gross rent runs $1,111 a month.

Population
18,740Elizabeth City city residents
Median household income
$50,947Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$202,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,111Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
41%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Elizabeth City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Elizabeth City city median would spend about 26.2% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15% of residents and 41% 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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