North Carolina · Census place 64940
Stem town, NC
Quick answer
Stem town has 1,064 residents, ranking #447 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $85,385, the median home is worth $207,600 and median gross rent runs $983 a month.
- Population
- 1,064Stem town residents
- Median household income
- $85,385Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $207,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $983Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 97%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Stem town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Stem town median would spend about 13.8% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.6% of residents and 97% 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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