North Carolina · Census place 31440
High Shoals city, NC
Quick answer
High Shoals city has 565 residents, ranking #566 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $50,893, the median home is worth $145,700 and median gross rent runs $937 a month.
- Population
- 565High Shoals city residents
- Median household income
- $50,893Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $145,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $937Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in High Shoals city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the High Shoals city median would spend about 22.1% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.5% of residents and 51.7% 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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