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North Carolina · Census place 36640

Lake Waccamaw town, NC

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Lake Waccamaw town has 1,666 residents, ranking #364 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $79,844, the median home is worth $294,800 and median gross rent runs $1,069 a month.

Population
1,666Lake Waccamaw town residents
Median household income
$79,844Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$294,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,069Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
50.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
84.6%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Lake Waccamaw town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Lake Waccamaw 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.8% of residents and 84.6% 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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