North Carolina · Census place 71860
Wendell town, NC
Quick answer
Wendell town has 11,585 residents, ranking #85 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $93,848, the median home is worth $316,700 and median gross rent runs $1,397 a month.
- Population
- 11,585Wendell town residents
- Median household income
- $93,848Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $316,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,397Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wendell town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wendell town median would spend about 17.9% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.2% of residents and 74% 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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