North Carolina · Census place 53040
Plymouth town, NC
Quick answer
Plymouth town has 3,264 residents, ranking #244 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $30,462, the median home is worth $83,900 and median gross rent runs $819 a month.
- Population
- 3,264Plymouth town residents
- Median household income
- $30,462Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $83,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $819Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 54.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Plymouth town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Plymouth town median would spend about 32.3% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 34.5% of residents and 47.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Green Level town 3,179
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