North Carolina · Census place 56440
Rich Square town, NC
Quick answer
Rich Square town has 780 residents, ranking #506 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $38,621, the median home is worth $78,300 and median gross rent runs $781 a month.
- Population
- 780Rich Square town residents
- Median household income
- $38,621Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $78,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $781Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 61.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rich Square town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rich Square town median would spend about 24.3% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.4% of residents and 77.8% 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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