North Carolina · Census place 55460
Red Cross town, NC
Quick answer
Red Cross town has 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.
- 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
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
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