North Carolina · Census place 30260
Haw River town, NC
Quick answer
Haw River town has 2,581 residents, ranking #291 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $67,366, the median home is worth $142,200 and median gross rent runs $870 a month.
- Population
- 2,581Haw River town residents
- Median household income
- $67,366Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $142,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $870Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Haw River town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Haw River town median would spend about 15.5% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17% of residents and 74.7% 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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