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North Carolina · Census place 71460

Waxhaw town, NC

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Waxhaw town has 21,565 residents, ranking #46 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $128,115, the median home is worth $506,300 and median gross rent runs $1,770 a month.

Population
21,565Waxhaw town residents
Median household income
$128,115Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$506,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,770Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
82.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Waxhaw town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Waxhaw town median would spend about 16.6% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.3% of residents and 82.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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