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North Carolina · Census place 75820

Wrightsville Beach town, NC

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Wrightsville Beach town has 2,679 residents, ranking #281 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $167,273, the median home is worth $1,041,800 and median gross rent runs $1,892 a month.

Population
2,679Wrightsville Beach town residents
Median household income
$167,273Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$1,041,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,892Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
56.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
81%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Wrightsville Beach town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Wrightsville Beach town median would spend about 13.6% 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 6.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.6% of residents and 81% 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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