North Carolina · Census place 21880
Etowah CDP, NC
Quick answer
Etowah CDP has 7,765 residents, ranking #123 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $73,000, the median home is worth $313,500 and median gross rent runs $1,442 a month.
- Population
- 7,765Etowah CDP residents
- Median household income
- $73,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $313,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,442Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Etowah CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Etowah CDP median would spend about 23.7% 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 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.8% of residents and 83.5% 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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