North Carolina · Census place 63760
Spencer town, NC
Quick answer
Spencer town has 3,305 residents, ranking #242 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $64,031, the median home is worth $149,800 and median gross rent runs $1,042 a month.
- Population
- 3,305Spencer town residents
- Median household income
- $64,031Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $149,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,042Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Spencer town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Spencer town median would spend about 19.5% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 64.3% 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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