North Carolina · Census place 64500
Stanley town, NC
Quick answer
Stanley town has 4,014 residents, ranking #206 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $71,333, the median home is worth $229,000 and median gross rent runs $1,142 a month.
- Population
- 4,014Stanley town residents
- Median household income
- $71,333Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $229,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,142Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Stanley town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Stanley town median would spend about 19.2% 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 6.6% of residents and 71% 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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