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North Carolina · Census place 65900

Sunset Beach town, NC

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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

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