North Carolina · Census place 47000
Newton city, NC
Quick answer
Newton city has 13,223 residents, ranking #79 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $56,869, the median home is worth $169,300 and median gross rent runs $1,016 a month.
- Population
- 13,223Newton city residents
- Median household income
- $56,869Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $169,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,016Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Newton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Newton city median would spend about 21.4% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 69.4% 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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