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North Carolina · Census place 51820

Pilot Mountain town, NC

Quick answer

Pilot Mountain town has 1,584 residents, ranking #372 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $48,239, the median home is worth $185,200 and median gross rent runs $895 a month.

Population
1,584Pilot Mountain town residents
Median household income
$48,239Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$185,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$895Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
53.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Pilot Mountain town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Pilot Mountain town median would spend about 22.3% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.4% of residents and 53.8% 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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