North Carolina · Census place 58420
Ruth town, NC
Quick answer
Ruth town has 526 residents, ranking #580 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $48,125, the median home is worth $122,000 and median gross rent runs $707 a month.
- Population
- 526Ruth town residents
- Median household income
- $48,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $122,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $707Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ruth town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ruth town median would spend about 17.6% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.4% of residents and 76.1% 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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