North Carolina · Census place 48040
Oakboro, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Oakboro, North Carolina (Oakboro, NC — Census place “Oakboro town”) is 2,453 residents, ranking #300 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $76,071, the median home is worth $235,800 and median gross rent runs $1,028 a month. Looking for the Oakboro North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Oakboro, NC: 28129.
- Population
- 2,453Oakboro town residents
- Median household income
- $76,071Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $235,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,028Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.9%Owner-occupied households
Oakboro ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Oakboro.
The Oakboro 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 Oakboro town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Oakboro town median would spend about 16.2% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.6% of residents and 79.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Oakboro town, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Oakboro town is a small town in North Carolina, with 2,453 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #300 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 61% of them. The median age here is 38.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. 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 Oakboro town earn a median of $76,071 a year, 3.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 24% above 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 5.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Oakboro town is valued at $235,800, 22.3% below the national figure and 7% above the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,028 a month, 26.9% below the national figure, or roughly $12,336 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 79.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Oakboro town?
- Oakboro town has 2,453 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #300 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Oakboro town?
- Median household income in Oakboro town is $76,071 a year, 3.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Oakboro town?
- Median gross rent is $1,028 a month and the median home value is $235,800, so rent absorbs about 16.2% of median household income.
- Is Oakboro town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Oakboro town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Oakboro 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.