North Carolina · Census place 24080
Forest City town, NC
Quick answer
Forest City town has 7,368 residents, ranking #127 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $35,897, the median home is worth $142,100 and median gross rent runs $815 a month.
- Population
- 7,368Forest City town residents
- Median household income
- $35,897Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $142,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $815Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Forest City town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Forest City town median would spend about 27.2% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 33.6% of residents and 41.1% 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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