Pay and cost of living in Yadkin County, NC
Across the 2 occupations we cover in Yadkin County, NC, the middle median salary is $58,110 a year. Pay runs from $30,100 for Retail Salespersons up to $86,120 for Registered Nurses, a spread of $56,020. Wages come from the Winston-Salem, NC survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Yadkin County, NC has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,224 a month and a two-bedroom $1,332. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $21,734 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $45,797 a year, and every one of the 2 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
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Housing, taxes and commute in Yadkin County, NC
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Yadkin County, NC, set beside the North Carolina and national medians.
Median household income in Yadkin County, NC is $62,932, 13% below the North Carolina median of $72,388 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($14,688) equals 23.3% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $58,110, is 8% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Yadkin County, NC pay a median of $1,220 a year in real estate taxes, 36% below the North Carolina median of $1,896. With a median home value of $181,200, 37% below the North Carolina median of $288,900, the ratio of the two medians is 0.67% a year.
Renters in Yadkin County, NC pay a median gross rent of $766 a month in the Census survey, 38% below the North Carolina median of $1,228. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,224; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Yadkin County, NC who travel to a workplace spend an average of 29.6 minutes each way, 18% above the North Carolina average of 25.1. 5.6% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.