North Carolina · Census place 58730
St. Stephens, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of St. Stephens, North Carolina (St. Stephens, NC — Census place “St. Stephens CDP”) is 9,409 residents, ranking #100 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $57,882, the median home is worth $187,500 and median gross rent runs $864 a month. Looking for the St. Stephens North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve St. Stephens, NC: 28601.
- Population
- 9,409St. Stephens CDP residents
- Median household income
- $57,882Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $187,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $864Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.8%Owner-occupied households
St. Stephens ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps St. Stephens.
The St. Stephens NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in St. Stephens CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the St. Stephens CDP median would spend about 17.9% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.7% of residents and 81.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
St. Stephens CDP, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
St. Stephens CDP is a mid-size town in North Carolina, with 9,409 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #100 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 41.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in St. Stephens CDP earn a median of $57,882 a year, 26.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% below the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 16.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in St. Stephens CDP is valued at $187,500, 38.2% below the national figure and 15% below the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $864 a month, 38.5% below the national figure, or roughly $10,368 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 81.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Lake Norman of Catawba CDP 9,308
- Hillsborough town 9,656
- Gibsonville town 9,289
- Morehead City town 9,696
- Hampstead CDP 9,129
- Washington city 9,754
- Rockingham city 9,094
- Rolesville town 10,200
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of St. Stephens CDP?
- St. Stephens CDP has 9,409 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #100 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in St. Stephens CDP?
- Median household income in St. Stephens CDP is $57,882 a year, 26.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in St. Stephens CDP?
- Median gross rent is $864 a month and the median home value is $187,500, so rent absorbs about 17.9% of median household income.
- Is St. Stephens CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so St. Stephens CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this St. Stephens CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.