North Carolina · Census place 37680
Leland town, NC
Quick answer
Leland town has 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.
- 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
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
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