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North Carolina · Census place 43260

Mills River town, NC

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Mills River town has 7,214 residents, ranking #130 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $88,359, the median home is worth $358,500 and median gross rent runs $1,611 a month.

Population
7,214Mills River town residents
Median household income
$88,359Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$358,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,611Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
46.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
86%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Mills River town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Mills River town median would spend about 21.9% 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 2% of residents and 86% 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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