North Carolina · Census place 65900
Sunset Beach town, NC
Quick answer
Sunset Beach town has 4,326 residents, ranking #195 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $84,934, the median home is worth $354,300 and median gross rent runs $541 a month.
- Population
- 4,326Sunset Beach town residents
- Median household income
- $84,934Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $354,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $541Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 68.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sunset Beach town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sunset Beach town median would spend about 7.6% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6% of residents and 87.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Newport town 4,428
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- Franklin town 4,221
- Mount Olive town 4,204
- Wingate town 4,169
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