North Carolina · GEOID 37151

Randolph County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 146,348 · 62,901 housing units

Median household income

$61,022

State $74,272

Median home value

$197,100

State $299,282

Median gross rent

$887

State $1,245

Homeownership rate

72.5%

State 66.6%

Renter cost-burden rate

43.7%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

16.1%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

0.4%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

3.2%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

8.2%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

3.23

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Randolph County	North Carolina
Population	146,348	10,730,404
Population density (per sq. mi.)	187.07	—
Median household income	$61,022	$74,272
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$91,500	—
Households	57,721	—
Average household size	2.51 people	—
Owner-occupied	72.5%	66.6%
Renter-occupied	27.5%	33.4%
Race	78.0% White · 6.2% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Randolph County compared with North Carolina.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

17.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 35.7%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	16.1%	$38,380	$960	$111,844
1 earner	33.8%	$53,565	$1,339	$168,368
2 earners	38.1%	$101,076	$2,527	$345,220
3+ earners	12.0%	$119,688	$2,992	$414,500

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

57,721

Average size: 2.51 people

Households with children

14,796

25.6% of households

Per-capita income

$31,238

Poverty rate: 13.5%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

72.5% owner-occupied vs. state average 66.6%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 70.6% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 9.9%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

40.6% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,985.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $197,100.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $887.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 5,180 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 3.3% · For rent 10.2% · Seasonal 6.1% · Other 73.4%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

20.6% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 79.4% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

0.5%

314 units of 62,901 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

6.0%

3,800 units of 62,901 total

⚑ Above the 5% threshold — possible indicator of disinvestment, abandonment, or condemned stock.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$48,818

100% MHI$61,022

120% MHI$73,226

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Randolph County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$51,250	$58,600	$73,200
100% AMI	$64,050	$73,200	$91,500
120% AMI	$76,850	$87,850	$109,800

HUD FMR Area: Greensboro-High Point, NC HUD Metro FMR Area. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

43.7% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (21.0% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

16.1% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Randolph County.

Covered employment

44,095

Across 21 sectors

Establishments

3,044

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$51,661

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	11,811	$59,544	$190,623	−$6,477	$1,489
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	4,650	$33,636	$94,185	−$102,915	$841
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	4,370	$48,180	$148,323	−$48,777	$1,205
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	3,944	$20,504	$45,303	−$151,797	$513
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	3,390	$76,981	$255,530	+$58,430	$1,925
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	3,309	$48,247	$148,572	−$48,528	$1,206
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	2,667	$51,420	$160,383	−$36,717	$1,286
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	2,626	$41,220	$122,415	−$74,685	$1,031
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	2,329	$73,542	$242,729	+$45,629	$1,839
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	941	$43,924	$132,481	−$64,619	$1,098
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	874	$79,677	$265,565	+$68,465	$1,992
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	830	$53,327	$167,482	−$29,618	$1,333
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	596	$68,712	$224,750	+$27,650	$1,718
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	474	$20,425	$45,009	−$152,091	$511
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	314	$41,469	$123,342	−$73,758	$1,037
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 55	306	$78,107	$259,721	+$62,621	$1,953
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	244	$48,772	$150,526	−$46,574	$1,219
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	178	$104,641	$358,490	+$161,390	$2,616
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	164	$71,903	$236,628	+$39,528	$1,798
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	67	$62,591	$201,965	+$4,865	$1,565
NAICS 99 Unclassified NAICS 99	11	$27,318	$70,667	−$126,433	$683

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	3,725	$20,353	$44,741	−$152,359	$509
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	3,309	$48,247	$148,572	−$48,528	$1,206
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	2,685	$80,356	$268,093	+$70,993	$2,009
NAICS 337 Furniture and related product manufacturing NAICS 337	2,685	$47,455	$145,624	−$51,476	$1,186
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	2,289	$36,535	$104,976	−$92,124	$913
NAICS 326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing NAICS 326	2,007	$60,848	$195,477	−$1,623	$1,521
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	1,812	$51,692	$161,396	−$35,704	$1,292
NAICS 335 Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing NAICS 335	1,773	$85,714	$288,037	+$90,937	$2,143
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	1,696	$75,719	$250,832	+$53,732	$1,893
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	1,609	$57,681	$183,689	−$13,411	$1,442
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	1,257	$55,954	$177,260	−$19,840	$1,399
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	1,172	$27,439	$71,118	−$125,982	$686
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	962	$36,187	$103,681	−$93,419	$905
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	882	$24,120	$58,763	−$138,337	$603
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	874	$79,677	$265,565	+$68,465	$1,992
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	706	$53,562	$168,356	−$28,744	$1,339
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	619	$50,112	$155,514	−$41,586	$1,253
NAICS 315 Apparel manufacturing NAICS 315	555	$32,319	$89,283	−$107,817	$808
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	525	$61,720	$198,723	+$1,623	$1,543
NAICS 321 Wood product manufacturing NAICS 321	497	$51,298	$159,929	−$37,171	$1,282
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	484	$71,458	$234,971	+$37,871	$1,786
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	476	$66,232	$215,518	+$18,418	$1,656
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	429	$29,214	$77,725	−$119,375	$730
NAICS 333 Machinery manufacturing NAICS 333	409	$73,866	$243,935	+$46,835	$1,847
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	400	$60,226	$193,162	−$3,938	$1,506
NAICS 713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries NAICS 713	397	$15,374	$26,208	−$170,892	$384
NAICS 313 Textile mills NAICS 313	378	$36,764	$105,829	−$91,271	$919
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	364	$38,263	$111,408	−$85,692	$957
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	337	$73,043	$240,871	+$43,771	$1,826
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	336	$78,909	$262,707	+$65,607	$1,973
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	336	$35,780	$102,166	−$94,934	$895
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	329	$41,579	$123,752	−$73,348	$1,039
NAICS 323 Printing and related support activities NAICS 323	322	$48,786	$150,579	−$46,521	$1,220
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	313	$48,599	$149,882	−$47,218	$1,215
NAICS 322 Paper manufacturing NAICS 322	308	$67,095	$218,731	+$21,631	$1,677
NAICS 551 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 551	306	$78,107	$259,721	+$62,621	$1,953
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	284	$65,080	$211,230	+$14,130	$1,627
NAICS 339 Miscellaneous manufacturing NAICS 339	275	$67,901	$221,731	+$24,631	$1,698
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	238	$30,749	$83,439	−$113,661	$769
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	229	$59,752	$191,398	−$5,702	$1,494
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	219	$23,066	$54,840	−$142,260	$577
NAICS 458 Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers NAICS 458	210	$19,760	$42,534	−$154,566	$494
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	204	$58,317	$186,056	−$11,044	$1,458
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	197	$28,137	$73,716	−$123,384	$703
NAICS 336 Transportation equipment manufacturing NAICS 336	190	$52,870	$165,781	−$31,319	$1,322
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	187	$49,218	$152,187	−$44,913	$1,230
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	178	$104,641	$358,490	+$161,390	$2,616
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	154	$63,778	$206,384	+$9,284	$1,594
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	132	$60,518	$194,249	−$2,851	$1,513
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	116	$26,512	$67,667	−$129,433	$663
NAICS 425 Wholesale trade agents and brokers NAICS 425	109	$95,955	$326,158	+$129,058	$2,399
NAICS 112 Animal production and aquaculture NAICS 112	107	$49,629	$153,716	−$43,384	$1,241
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	105	$29,135	$77,431	−$119,669	$728
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	100	$38,961	$114,007	−$83,093	$974
NAICS 327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing NAICS 327	96	$60,866	$195,544	−$1,556	$1,522
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	96	$73,886	$244,009	+$46,909	$1,847
NAICS 331 Primary metal manufacturing NAICS 331	93	$70,389	$230,992	+$33,892	$1,760
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	72	$34,622	$97,855	−$99,245	$866
NAICS 113 Forestry and logging NAICS 113	68	$52,233	$163,409	−$33,691	$1,306
NAICS 814 Private households NAICS 814	53	$42,974	$128,944	−$68,156	$1,074
NAICS 513 Publishing industries NAICS 513	35	$116,107	$401,170	+$204,070	$2,903
NAICS 999 Unclassified NAICS 999	11	$27,318	$70,667	−$126,433	$683
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	9	$57,384	$182,583	−$14,517	$1,435
NAICS 925 Administration of housing programs, urban planning, and community development NAICS 925	5	$52,613	$164,824	−$32,276	$1,315

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	6,790	(6,050)	(47%)	$13.70	$28,490	$75,030	$712
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	7,510	(990)	(12%)	$14.02	$29,170	$77,561	$729
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	900	(1,100)	(55%)	$14.93	$31,050	$84,559	$776
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	4,380	(2,460)	(36%)	$16.23	$33,760	$94,647	$844
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	9,510	(910)	(9%)	$16.27	$33,840	$94,944	$846
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	5,210	(750)	(13%)	$17.61	$36,630	$105,330	$916
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	5,280	(3,200)	(38%)	$18.58	$38,650	$112,849	$966
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	4,510	(3,660)	(45%)	$20.16	$41,930	$125,058	$1,048
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	2,190	570	35%	$20.82	$43,310	$130,195	$1,083
Tellers SOC 43-3071	390	(680)	(64%)	$21.47	$44,660	$135,220	$1,117
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	1,970	520	36%	$24.02	$49,960	$154,949	$1,249
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	3,530	(280)	(7%)	$24.07	$50,070	$155,358	$1,252
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	760	(470)	(38%)	$24.25	$50,430	$156,698	$1,261
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	1,110	530	91%	$27.03	$56,230	$178,288	$1,406
Electricians SOC 47-2111	1,990	410	26%	$27.17	$56,510	$179,330	$1,413
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	2,590	(500)	(16%)	—	$56,580	$179,590	$1,415
Paramedics SOC 29-2043 · prior-year code differs	320	(320)	(50%)	$27.28	$56,750	$180,223	$1,419
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	6,480	(160)	(2%)	$28.83	$59,960	$192,172	$1,499
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	1,700	30	2%	$31.76	$66,070	$214,915	$1,652
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	6,240	80	1%	$43.48	$90,430	$305,592	$2,261

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 37151 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.