North Carolina · Census place 35760
King city, NC
Quick answer
King city has 7,345 residents, ranking #128 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $60,451, the median home is worth $227,500 and median gross rent runs $937 a month.
- Population
- 7,345King city residents
- Median household income
- $60,451Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $227,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $937Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in King city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the King city median would spend about 18.6% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.4% of residents and 62.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Oak Ridge town 7,660
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- Trinity city 7,066
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