North Carolina · Census place 36080
Knightdale town, NC
Quick answer
Knightdale town has 19,532 residents, ranking #51 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $91,638, the median home is worth $331,900 and median gross rent runs $1,573 a month.
- Population
- 19,532Knightdale town residents
- Median household income
- $91,638Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $331,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,573Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Knightdale town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Knightdale town median would spend about 20.6% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 64.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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