Cramerton, North Carolina

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.5% to the 2,593 homes here.

9–13

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Growing. Up 7.2% since 2020.

5,713

people, the 135th-largest of North Carolina's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among North Carolina's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

95.2%

of 1,305 jobs located in Cramerton are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 92% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$1,364

a month. North Carolina's median is $1,228.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $1,080 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Gaston County.
- $598 Tract 311.01
- $1,678 Tract 301.05
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$926–$1,389

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,364 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

46% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 46% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.5% to the 2,593 homes here.

9–13

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 19% more than North Carolina's.

$343,400

median home value in Cramerton.
- $343,400 Cramerton
- $288,900 North Carolina
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Cramerton, North Carolina

Cramerton,
North Carolina.

Growing. Up 7.2% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 92% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

46% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.5% to the 2,593 homes here.

A median home costs 19% more than North Carolina's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Growing. Up 7.2% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 92% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

46% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.5% to the 2,593 homes here.

A median home costs 19% more than North Carolina's.

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