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North Carolina · Census place 27520

Grantsboro, NC population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Grantsboro, North Carolina (Grantsboro, NC — Census place “Grantsboro town”) is 698 residents, ranking #527 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $62,292, the median home is worth $150,000 and median gross rent runs $847 a month. Looking for the Grantsboro North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Grantsboro, NC: 28529.

Population
698Grantsboro town residents
Median household income
$62,292Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$150,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$847Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
44.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
84.3%Owner-occupied households

Grantsboro ZIP codes (North Carolina)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Grantsboro.

The Grantsboro 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 Grantsboro town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Grantsboro town median would spend about 16.3% 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 17.1% of residents and 84.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Grantsboro town, NC in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Grantsboro town is a very small community in North Carolina, with 698 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #527 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 32% of them. The median age here is 44.6 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 Grantsboro town earn a median of $62,292 a year, 20.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of 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 17.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Grantsboro town is valued at $150,000, 50.6% below the national figure and 32% below the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $847 a month, 39.8% below the national figure, or roughly $10,164 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.3% 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 2.4×, 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. 84.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. 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 698 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Grantsboro town against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Grantsboro town?
Grantsboro town has 698 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #527 of 777 in North Carolina.
What is the median household income in Grantsboro town?
Median household income in Grantsboro town is $62,292 a year, 20.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Grantsboro town?
Median gross rent is $847 a month and the median home value is $150,000, so rent absorbs about 16.3% of median household income.
Is Grantsboro town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Grantsboro town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Grantsboro 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.