North Carolina · Census place 46060
Navassa, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Navassa, North Carolina (Navassa, NC — Census place “Navassa town”) is 2,148 residents, ranking #327 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $57,571, the median home is worth $196,300 and median gross rent runs $1,305 a month. Looking for the Navassa North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Navassa, NC: 28451.
- Population
- 2,148Navassa town residents
- Median household income
- $57,571Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $196,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,305Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.2%Owner-occupied households
Navassa ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Navassa.
The Navassa NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Navassa town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Navassa town median would spend about 27.2% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.3% of residents and 75.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Navassa town, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Navassa town is a small town in North Carolina, with 2,148 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #327 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 57% of them. The median age here is 32.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Navassa town earn a median of $57,571 a year, 26.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 6% below the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 10.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Navassa town is valued at $196,300, 35.3% below the national figure and 11% below the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,305 a month, 7.2% below the national figure, or roughly $15,660 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 75.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Burnsville town 2,143
- Governors Village CDP 2,148
- Mulberry CDP 2,134
- Badin town 2,163
- Snow Hill town 2,102
- Bladenboro town 2,181
- Scotland Neck town 2,087
- Madison town 2,198
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Navassa town?
- Navassa town has 2,148 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #327 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Navassa town?
- Median household income in Navassa town is $57,571 a year, 26.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Navassa town?
- Median gross rent is $1,305 a month and the median home value is $196,300, so rent absorbs about 27.2% of median household income.
- Is Navassa town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Navassa town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Navassa town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.