North Carolina · Census place 58630
St. James town, NC
Quick answer
St. James town has 6,901 residents, ranking #133 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $113,670, the median home is worth $599,300 and median gross rent runs $2,258 a month.
- Population
- 6,901St. James town residents
- Median household income
- $113,670Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $599,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,258Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 68.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 95.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in St. James town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the St. James town median would spend about 23.8% 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 5.5% of residents and 95.7% 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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