North Carolina · Census place 37160
Laurel Park town, NC
Quick answer
Laurel Park town has 2,391 residents, ranking #308 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $89,107, the median home is worth $393,400 and median gross rent runs $1,605 a month.
- Population
- 2,391Laurel Park town residents
- Median household income
- $89,107Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $393,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,605Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 57.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Laurel Park town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Laurel Park town median would spend about 21.6% 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 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7% of residents and 89.9% 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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