North Carolina · Census place 43260
Mills River town, NC
Quick answer
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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- Unionville town 6,826
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