North Carolina · Census place 25380
Gamewell town, NC
Quick answer
Gamewell town has 3,701 residents, ranking #220 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $55,977, the median home is worth $154,100 and median gross rent runs $875 a month.
- Population
- 3,701Gamewell town residents
- Median household income
- $55,977Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $154,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $875Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gamewell town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gamewell town median would spend about 18.8% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.3% of residents and 72.7% 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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