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North Carolina · Census place 55040

Ramseur, NC population, income and ZIP codes

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The population of the city of Ramseur, North Carolina (Ramseur, NC — Census place “Ramseur town”) is 2,061 residents, ranking #334 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $29,508, the median home is worth $130,000 and median gross rent runs $686 a month. Looking for the Ramseur North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Ramseur, NC: 27316.

Population
2,061Ramseur town residents
Median household income
$29,508Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$130,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$686Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
30.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
42%Owner-occupied households

Ramseur ZIP codes (North Carolina)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Ramseur.

The Ramseur NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Ramseur town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ramseur town median would spend about 27.9% 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 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 53.3% of residents and 42% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Ramseur town, NC in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Ramseur town is a small town in North Carolina, with 2,061 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #334 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 57% of them. The median age here is 30.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Ramseur town earn a median of $29,508 a year, 62.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 52% below the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 53.3% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Ramseur town is valued at $130,000, 57.2% below the national figure and 41% below the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $686 a month, 51.2% below the national figure, or roughly $8,232 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 42% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Ramseur town?
Ramseur town has 2,061 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #334 of 777 in North Carolina.
What is the median household income in Ramseur town?
Median household income in Ramseur town is $29,508 a year, 62.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ramseur town?
Median gross rent is $686 a month and the median home value is $130,000, so rent absorbs about 27.9% of median household income.
Is Ramseur town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 4.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ramseur town is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Ramseur town data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.