North Carolina · Census place 38220
Lillington town, NC
Quick answer
Lillington town has 4,683 residents, ranking #177 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $63,393, the median home is worth $219,600 and median gross rent runs $934 a month.
- Population
- 4,683Lillington town residents
- Median household income
- $63,393Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $219,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $934Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lillington town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lillington town median would spend about 17.7% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.3% of residents and 57.1% 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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