
North Carolina · Census place 61860
Siler City, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Siler City, North Carolina (Siler City, NC — Census place “Siler City town”) is 7,905 residents, ranking #120 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $51,751, the median home is worth $154,900 and median gross rent runs $958 a month. Looking for the Siler City North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Siler City, NC: 27344.
- Population
- 7,905Siler City town residents
- Median household income
- $51,751Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $154,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $958Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.3%Owner-occupied households
Siler City ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Siler City.
The Siler City NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Siler City town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Siler City town median would spend about 22.2% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.2% of residents and 61.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Siler City town, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Siler City town is a mid-size town in North Carolina, with 7,905 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #120 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 84% of them. The median age here is 35.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Siler City town earn a median of $51,751 a year, 34.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 15% below the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 25.2% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Siler City town is valued at $154,900, 48.9% below the national figure and 30% below the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $958 a month, 31.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,496 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 61.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Brevard city 7,795
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- Half Moon CDP 7,780
- Zebulon town 7,961
- Etowah CDP 7,765
- Butner town 7,996
- Kill Devil Hills town 7,727
- Fletcher town 8,022
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Siler City town?
- Siler City town has 7,905 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #120 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Siler City town?
- Median household income in Siler City town is $51,751 a year, 34.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Siler City town?
- Median gross rent is $958 a month and the median home value is $154,900, so rent absorbs about 22.2% of median household income.
- Is Siler City town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Siler City town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Siler City town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.