North Carolina · Census place 47240
Norlina town, NC
Quick answer
Norlina town has 1,050 residents, ranking #450 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $34,659, the median home is worth $88,200 and median gross rent runs $718 a month.
- Population
- 1,050Norlina town residents
- Median household income
- $34,659Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $88,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $718Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Norlina town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Norlina town median would spend about 24.9% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.4% of residents and 58.4% 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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