North Carolina · Census place 71320
Watha town, NC
Quick answer
Watha town has 244 residents, ranking #683 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $36,042, the median home is worth $100,000 and median gross rent runs $683 a month.
- Population
- 244Watha town residents
- Median household income
- $36,042Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $100,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $683Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Watha town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Watha town median would spend about 22.7% 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 20.1% of residents and 84.7% 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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