North Carolina · Census place 52140
Pinetops town, NC
Quick answer
Pinetops town has 1,323 residents, ranking #410 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $54,196, the median home is worth $132,600 and median gross rent runs $719 a month.
- Population
- 1,323Pinetops town residents
- Median household income
- $54,196Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $132,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $719Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pinetops town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pinetops town median would spend about 15.9% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.4% of residents and 51.8% 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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