North Carolina · Census place 44320
Morehead City town, NC
Quick answer
Morehead City town has 9,696 residents, ranking #98 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $53,718, the median home is worth $330,900 and median gross rent runs $1,122 a month.
- Population
- 9,696Morehead City town residents
- Median household income
- $53,718Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $330,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,122Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Morehead City town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Morehead City town median would spend about 25.1% 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 6.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.4% of residents and 47.3% 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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