North Carolina · Census place 53160
Polkville city, NC
Quick answer
Polkville city has 542 residents, ranking #573 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $66,607, the median home is worth $155,600 and median gross rent runs $1,014 a month.
- Population
- 542Polkville city residents
- Median household income
- $66,607Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $155,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,014Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Polkville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Polkville city median would spend about 18.3% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.5% of residents and 76.2% 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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