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North Carolina · Census place 21160

Emerald Isle town, NC

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Emerald Isle town has 3,915 residents, ranking #208 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $89,432, the median home is worth $563,600 and median gross rent runs $1,688 a month.

Population
3,915Emerald Isle town residents
Median household income
$89,432Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$563,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,688Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
58.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
83.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Emerald Isle town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Emerald Isle town median would spend about 22.6% 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 6.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.9% of residents and 83.1% 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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