
North Carolina · Census place 21960
Eureka, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Eureka, North Carolina (Eureka, NC — Census place “Eureka town”) is 203 residents, ranking #707 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $57,917, the median home is worth $115,600 and median gross rent runs $860 a month. Looking for the Eureka North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Eureka, NC: 27830.
- Population
- 203Eureka town residents
- Median household income
- $57,917Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $115,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $860Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.8%Owner-occupied households
Eureka ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Eureka.
The Eureka NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Eureka town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Eureka 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.9% of residents and 67.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Eureka town, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Eureka town is a very small community in North Carolina, with 203 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #707 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 9% of them. The median age here is 44.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Eureka town earn a median of $57,917 a year, 26.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% below the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 5.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Eureka town is valued at $115,600, 61.9% below the national figure and 47% below the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $860 a month, 38.8% below the national figure, or roughly $10,320 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 67.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 203 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Eureka town against its county rather than against national figures.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Charlotte city 886,283
- Raleigh city 470,763
- Greensboro city 298,564
- Durham city 288,465
- Winston-Salem city 250,887
- Fayetteville city 209,692
- Cary town 176,686
- Wilmington city 118,578
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Eureka town?
- Eureka town has 203 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #707 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Eureka town?
- Median household income in Eureka town is $57,917 a year, 26.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Eureka town?
- Median gross rent is $860 a month and the median home value is $115,600, so rent absorbs about 17.8% of median household income.
- Is Eureka town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Eureka town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Eureka town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.