North Carolina · Census place 36220
Kure Beach town, NC
Quick answer
Kure Beach town has 2,323 residents, ranking #318 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $102,292, the median home is worth $633,800 and median gross rent runs $1,373 a month.
- Population
- 2,323Kure Beach town residents
- Median household income
- $102,292Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $633,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,373Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 56 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kure Beach town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kure Beach town median would spend about 16.1% 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 6.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.1% of residents and 76.9% 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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