North Carolina · Census place 22380
Fairplains CDP, NC
Quick answer
Fairplains CDP has 1,876 residents, ranking #345 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $36,586, the median home is worth $134,300 and median gross rent runs $631 a month.
- Population
- 1,876Fairplains CDP residents
- Median household income
- $36,586Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $134,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $631Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fairplains CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fairplains CDP median would spend about 20.7% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 32.4% of residents and 69.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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