North Carolina · Census place 22360
Fairmont town, NC
Quick answer
Fairmont town has 2,326 residents, ranking #317 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $36,493, the median home is worth $88,500 and median gross rent runs $662 a month.
- Population
- 2,326Fairmont town residents
- Median household income
- $36,493Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $88,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $662Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 46.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fairmont town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fairmont town median would spend about 21.8% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.5% of residents and 46.1% 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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