North Carolina · Census place 74760
Wingate town, NC
Quick answer
Wingate town has 4,169 residents, ranking #199 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $65,208, the median home is worth $217,700 and median gross rent runs $1,050 a month.
- Population
- 4,169Wingate town residents
- Median household income
- $65,208Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $217,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,050Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 21.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wingate town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wingate town median would spend about 19.3% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.7% of residents and 61.5% 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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