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North Carolina · Census place 36500

Lake Lure town, NC

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Lake Lure town has 1,488 residents, ranking #387 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $72,813, the median home is worth $510,300 and median gross rent runs $778 a month.

Population
1,488Lake Lure town residents
Median household income
$72,813Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$510,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$778Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
61.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
86.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Lake Lure town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Lake Lure town median would spend about 12.8% 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 7.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.9% of residents and 86.2% 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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