North Carolina · Census place 37680
Leland, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Leland, North Carolina (Leland, NC — Census place “Leland town”) is 26,307 residents, ranking #43 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $88,576, the median home is worth $358,800 and median gross rent runs $1,603 a month. Looking for the Leland North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Leland, NC: 28451.
- Population
- 26,307Leland town residents
- Median household income
- $88,576Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $358,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,603Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.5%Owner-occupied households
Leland ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Leland.
The Leland NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Leland town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Leland town median would spend about 21.7% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 81.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Leland town, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Leland town is a small city in North Carolina, with 26,307 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #43 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 48 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Leland town earn a median of $88,576 a year, 12.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 45% above the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 5.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Leland town is valued at $358,800, 18.3% above the national figure and 63% above the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,603 a month, 14% above the national figure, or roughly $19,236 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 81.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Shelby city 21,868
- Mint Hill town 26,954
- Clemmons village 21,574
- Thomasville city 27,261
- Waxhaw town 21,565
- Asheboro city 27,353
- Carrboro town 21,170
- Kernersville town 27,439
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Leland town?
- Leland town has 26,307 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #43 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Leland town?
- Median household income in Leland town is $88,576 a year, 12.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Leland town?
- Median gross rent is $1,603 a month and the median home value is $358,800, so rent absorbs about 21.7% of median household income.
- Is Leland town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Leland town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Leland town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.