North Carolina · Census place 58720
St. Pauls town, NC
Quick answer
St. Pauls town has 2,628 residents, ranking #287 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $33,667, the median home is worth $118,300 and median gross rent runs $774 a month.
- Population
- 2,628St. Pauls town residents
- Median household income
- $33,667Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $118,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $774Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in St. Pauls town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the St. Pauls town median would spend about 27.6% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 38.9% of residents and 52.2% 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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