North Carolina · Census place 37220
Laurinburg city, NC
Quick answer
Laurinburg city has 15,079 residents, ranking #70 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $39,258, the median home is worth $121,500 and median gross rent runs $766 a month.
- Population
- 15,079Laurinburg city residents
- Median household income
- $39,258Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $121,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $766Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Laurinburg city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Laurinburg city median would spend about 23.4% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 32% of residents and 45.7% 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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- Reidsville city 14,547
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