North Carolina · Census place 50540
Parmele town, NC
Quick answer
Parmele town has 288 residents, ranking #666 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $28,971, the median home is worth $81,900 and median gross rent runs $1,042 a month.
- Population
- 288Parmele town residents
- Median household income
- $28,971Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $81,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,042Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 59.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Parmele town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Parmele town median would spend about 43.2% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 34% of residents and 81.6% 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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