North Carolina · Census place 66500
Sylva town, NC
Quick answer
Sylva town has 2,600 residents, ranking #288 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $41,926, the median home is worth $195,500 and median gross rent runs $768 a month.
- Population
- 2,600Sylva town residents
- Median household income
- $41,926Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $195,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $768Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 40.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sylva town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sylva town median would spend about 22% 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 4.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.6% of residents and 40.3% 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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