North Carolina · Census place 74580
Wilson's Mills town, NC
Quick answer
Wilson's Mills town has 2,652 residents, ranking #285 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $61,677, the median home is worth $228,700 and median gross rent runs $874 a month.
- Population
- 2,652Wilson's Mills town residents
- Median household income
- $61,677Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $228,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $874Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 28.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wilson's Mills town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wilson's Mills town median would spend about 17% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 33.6% of residents and 84% 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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