Skip to content
ZipNumbers

North Carolina · Census place 70780

Walnut Cove town, NC

Quick answer

Walnut Cove town has 2,046 residents, ranking #336 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $44,700, the median home is worth $184,100 and median gross rent runs $642 a month.

Population
2,046Walnut Cove town residents
Median household income
$44,700Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$184,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$642Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
52.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Walnut Cove town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Walnut Cove town median would spend about 17.2% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.8% of residents and 52.2% 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

Places of similar size in North Carolina.

More North Carolina coverage.