North Carolina · Census place 70380
Wadesboro town, NC
Quick answer
Wadesboro town has 4,966 residents, ranking #166 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $34,125, the median home is worth $98,600 and median gross rent runs $921 a month.
- Population
- 4,966Wadesboro town residents
- Median household income
- $34,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $98,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $921Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wadesboro town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wadesboro town median would spend about 32.4% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30% of residents and 59% 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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