North Carolina · Census place 46860
Newport town, NC
Quick answer
Newport town has 4,428 residents, ranking #192 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $76,091, the median home is worth $245,300 and median gross rent runs $784 a month.
- Population
- 4,428Newport town residents
- Median household income
- $76,091Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $245,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $784Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Newport town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Newport town median would spend about 12.4% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 61.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Spindale town 4,244
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