North Carolina · Census place 62520
Smithfield town, NC
Quick answer
Smithfield town has 11,798 residents, ranking #83 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $37,827, the median home is worth $217,000 and median gross rent runs $601 a month.
- Population
- 11,798Smithfield town residents
- Median household income
- $37,827Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $217,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $601Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Smithfield town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Smithfield town median would spend about 19.1% 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 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.4% of residents and 49.4% 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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