North Carolina · Census place 69520
Valdese town, NC
Quick answer
Valdese town has 4,689 residents, ranking #176 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $61,250, the median home is worth $171,300 and median gross rent runs $627 a month.
- Population
- 4,689Valdese town residents
- Median household income
- $61,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $171,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $627Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 53.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Valdese town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Valdese town median would spend about 12.3% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.8% of residents and 76% 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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