North Carolina · Census place 71500
Waynesville town, NC
Quick answer
Waynesville town has 10,408 residents, ranking #95 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $50,554, the median home is worth $254,800 and median gross rent runs $1,105 a month.
- Population
- 10,408Waynesville town residents
- Median household income
- $50,554Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $254,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,105Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Waynesville town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Waynesville town median would spend about 26.2% 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 5.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 58.2% 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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