North Carolina · Census place 66040
Surf City town, NC
Quick answer
Surf City town has 4,160 residents, ranking #200 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $84,833, the median home is worth $478,600 and median gross rent runs $1,421 a month.
- Population
- 4,160Surf City town residents
- Median household income
- $84,833Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $478,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,421Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Surf City town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Surf City town median would spend about 20.1% 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 5.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.9% of residents and 76.5% 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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- Franklin town 4,221
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- Forest Oaks CDP 4,095
- Trent Woods town 4,086
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