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North Carolina · Census place 38860

Locust city, NC

Quick answer

Locust city has 5,529 residents, ranking #154 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $78,280, the median home is worth $285,800 and median gross rent runs $887 a month.

Population
5,529Locust city residents
Median household income
$78,280Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$285,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$887Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
35.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
88.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Locust city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Locust city median would spend about 13.6% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.2% of residents and 88.1% 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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