North Carolina · Census place 56815
River Road CDP, NC
Quick answer
River Road CDP has 3,518 residents, ranking #233 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $47,978, the median home is worth $187,700 and median gross rent runs $787 a month.
- Population
- 3,518River Road CDP residents
- Median household income
- $47,978Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $187,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $787Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in River Road CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the River Road CDP median would spend about 19.7% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21% of residents and 68.4% 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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