North Carolina · Census place 54580
Raeford city, NC
Quick answer
Raeford city has 4,545 residents, ranking #185 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $43,311, the median home is worth $177,900 and median gross rent runs $791 a month.
- Population
- 4,545Raeford city residents
- Median household income
- $43,311Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $177,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $791Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Raeford city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Raeford city median would spend about 21.9% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.5% of residents and 58.7% 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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