North Carolina · Census place 56360
Richlands town, NC
Quick answer
Richlands town has 2,387 residents, ranking #309 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $61,607, the median home is worth $217,800 and median gross rent runs $929 a month.
- Population
- 2,387Richlands town residents
- Median household income
- $61,607Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $217,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $929Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Richlands town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Richlands town median would spend about 18.1% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% of residents and 64.7% 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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