What is the population of Red Cross town?

Red Cross town has 740 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #515 of 777 in North Carolina.

What is the median household income in Red Cross town?

Median household income in Red Cross town is $58,375 a year, 25.7% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Red Cross town?

Median gross rent is $691 a month and the median home value is $217,200, so rent absorbs about 14.2% of median household income.

Is Red Cross town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Red Cross town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Red Cross, NC population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Red Cross, North Carolina (Red Cross, NC — Census place “Red Cross town”) is 740 residents, ranking #515 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $58,375, the median home is worth $217,200 and median gross rent runs $691 a month. Looking for the Red Cross North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Red Cross, NC: 28129.

Population: 740Red Cross town residents
Median household income: $58,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $217,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $691Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 76.9%Owner-occupied households

Red Cross ZIP codes (North Carolina)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Red Cross.

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

28129

What the numbers mean in Red Cross town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Red Cross town median would spend about 14.2% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.6% of residents and 76.9% of households own their home.

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

Red Cross town, NC in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Red Cross town is a very small community in North Carolina, with 740 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #515 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 33% of them. The median age here is 42.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. 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 Red Cross town earn a median of $58,375 a year, 25.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% 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 7.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Red Cross town is valued at $217,200, 28.4% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $691 a month, 50.9% below the national figure, or roughly $8,292 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

With 740 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Red Cross town against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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 Red Cross town?: Red Cross town has 740 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #515 of 777 in North Carolina.
What is the median household income in Red Cross town?: Median household income in Red Cross town is $58,375 a year, 25.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Red Cross town?: Median gross rent is $691 a month and the median home value is $217,200, so rent absorbs about 14.2% of median household income.
Is Red Cross town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Red Cross town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Red Cross 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.