North Carolina · Census place 71900
Wentworth town, NC
Quick answer
Wentworth town has 2,670 residents, ranking #283 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $67,455, the median home is worth $165,700 and median gross rent runs $875 a month.
- Population
- 2,670Wentworth town residents
- Median household income
- $67,455Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $165,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $875Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wentworth town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wentworth town median would spend about 15.6% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.1% of residents and 89.1% 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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