North Carolina · Census place 63130
Southern Shores town, NC
Quick answer
Southern Shores town has 3,119 residents, ranking #253 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $116,859, the median home is worth $621,100 and median gross rent runs $2,018 a month.
- Population
- 3,119Southern Shores town residents
- Median household income
- $116,859Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $621,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,018Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 57.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Southern Shores town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Southern Shores town median would spend about 20.7% 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 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 0.8% of residents and 87.9% 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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