North Carolina · Census place 58440
Rutherford College town, NC
Quick answer
Rutherford College town has 1,327 residents, ranking #409 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $63,000, the median home is worth $196,600 and median gross rent runs $1,028 a month.
- Population
- 1,327Rutherford College town residents
- Median household income
- $63,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $196,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,028Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rutherford College town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rutherford College town median would spend about 19.6% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.9% of residents and 72.3% 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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