North Carolina · Census place 45880
Nags Head town, NC
Quick answer
Nags Head town has 3,164 residents, ranking #251 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $87,619, the median home is worth $451,100 and median gross rent runs $1,005 a month.
- Population
- 3,164Nags Head town residents
- Median household income
- $87,619Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $451,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,005Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 59.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Nags Head town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Nags Head town median would spend about 13.8% 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 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.6% of residents and 77.6% 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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