North Carolina · Census place 21740
Erwin town, NC
Quick answer
Erwin town has 4,617 residents, ranking #181 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $50,077, the median home is worth $150,400 and median gross rent runs $1,085 a month.
- Population
- 4,617Erwin town residents
- Median household income
- $50,077Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $150,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,085Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Erwin town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Erwin town median would spend about 26% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.5% of residents and 71.2% 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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