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35.11° N · 80.62° W · GEOID 3730620

Hemby Bridge

Union County, North Carolina · part of the Charlotte, NC metro

Limited data population under 5,000

North CarolinaHemby Bridge, NCHemby BridgeHemby Bridge

The short answer

Hemby Bridge is home to 2,096 people. Median household income is $71,688 a year and median rent is $1,544 a month, 25.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $298,400, about 4.2x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,544
13% above the median place
Median household income
$71,688
11% below the median place
Median home value
$298,400
7% below the median place
Unemployment
4.2%
14% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Hemby Bridge

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 8.7% a year while household income rose -0.4%, so rent outran pay by more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $67 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 95% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes 25.8% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 85% of places its size.
  • The population has grown 9.8% since 2020, faster than in 84% of places its size.
  • 85% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 82% of places its size.

People are moving in and rent is pulling away from pay. The population grew faster than in 84% of places since 2020, and rent outran income more than in 98% of them.

01

Moving to Hemby Bridge

Union County gains about 19.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in15,905
Moved out11,702
Net+4,203

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Mecklenburg County, NC6,0183,351+2,667
York County, SC318327−9
Anson County, NC236316−80
Stanly County, NC190324−134
Chesterfield County, SC170231−61
Wake County, NC166214−48

Within North Carolina, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within North CarolinaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$102K
Leavers$91K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Union County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Union County report $101,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $91,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$61,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,544 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,477 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $298,400.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 14.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Millersville, TN matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people8
19.3
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8
$101,542
44% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$91,403
30% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHemby BridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.3%28% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.8%43% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure19.3above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$101,54244% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$91,40330% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.5%, 44% below the median place.

Hemby Bridge25.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$61,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
25.8%
26% above the median place
Home price to income
4.2x
9% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
26%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$55,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Hemby Bridge, $1,544 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.3 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Hemby Bridge, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Ranson, WV20.6% vs 25.8%$16,300Compare
Clinton, MA21.4% vs 25.8%$7,700Compare
Granite Shoals, TX20.3% vs 25.8%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
0.5%
44% below the median place
Homeownership1
85.0%
28% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,524
53% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHemby BridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,54413% above
Rent to income125.8%26% above
Property tax rate10.5%44% below
Home price to income14.2x9% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure97.34% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,78511% above
HUD area median income4County figure$117,4009% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,52453% below
Median home value1$298,4007% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.5%9% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure68.7%33% above
Homeownership185.0%28% above
Renters paying 30%+141.9%17% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,47721% below
Vacant homes1County figure5.2%26% below
Median year built119750% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 19.8%, 83% above the median place.

Poverty rate1
19.8%
83% above the median place
Income per person1
$29,687
26% below the median place
Works from home1
14.9%
20% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHemby BridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$71,68811% below
Income per person1$29,68726% below
Unemployment1County figure4.2%14% below
Average annual pay6County figure$65,4741% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure6.5%76% above
Jobs6County figure78,17748% below
Poverty rate119.8%83% above
Mean commute127 min8% above
Works from home114.9%20% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.2%81% below
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is 9.8%, above the median place (median 1.1%).

Population change since 20207
9.8%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
High school or higher1
84.2%
9% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
18.6%
42% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance11.2% +75%
Household size2.7 +9%
Median age40.0 +3%
Born abroad8.3% −7%
Homes with broadband92.2% −0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureHemby BridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,0966646th largest
Population change since 202079.8%above (median 1.1%)
Median age140.03% above
Bachelor's or higher118.6%42% below
High school or higher184.2%9% below
Household size12.79% above
Born abroad18.3%7% below
No health insurance111.2%75% above
Homes with broadband192.2%0% below
05

Life in Hemby Bridge

12 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.3 −31%
Shops23.9 −21%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.8 −7%
Doctors' offices and clinics11.9 −41%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k9
14.3
31% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
11.9
41% below the median place
Shops per 10k9
23.9
21% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureHemby BridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure57above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure45,705above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure17.010% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure14.331% below
Shops per 10k9County figure23.921% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.87% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure11.941% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure128% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 91.0%, 33% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Hemby Bridge. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days15
91.0%
33% above the median place
July average high13
91°F
4% above the median place
Tornado risk14
94.7
16% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHemby BridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure91°F4% above
January average low13County figure31°F24% above
Average temperature13County figure61°F11% above
Annual precipitation13County figure43.6 in0% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure89.14% below
Hurricane risk14County figure81.415% above
Tornado risk14County figure94.716% above
Wildfire risk14County figure41.632% below
Heat wave risk14County figure72.220% below
Median air quality index15County figure407% below
Good air days15County figure91.0%33% above
08

Hemby Bridge in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, up from 26% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,544/mo (2024)$2,000/mo$1,640 to $2,440/mo+4.4%
Median household income$71,688 (2024)$89,500$75,500 to $105,500+3.7%
Median home value$298,400 (2024)$458,000$332,000 to $631,000+7.4%
Population1,764 (2025)1,8601,790 to 1,940+1.1%

The median home would be worth 5.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Hemby Bridge

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Millersville, TN$1,475$71,789Compare
Bensenville, IL$1,407$79,515Compare
Richland Hills, TX$1,492$66,721Compare
Woodburn, OR$1,489$67,347Compare
Woodburn, ORRichland Hills, TXBensenville, ILMillersville, TNHemby Bridge, NCHemby BridgeMillersvilleBensenvilleRichland HillsWoodburnHemby BridgeMillersvilleBensenvilleRichland HillsWoodburn

Common questions

Is Hemby Bridge a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 8.7% a year while household income rose -0.4%, so rent outran pay by more than in 97% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. Owning with a mortgage costs about $67 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 95% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 42 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hemby Bridge expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 25.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $298,400.

What salary do you need to live in Hemby Bridge?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $61,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Hemby Bridge?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Millersville, TN, Bensenville, IL, Richland Hills, TX and Woodburn, OR.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Hemby Bridge with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Hemby Bridge itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/hemby-bridge-north-carolina

Citytistics. “Hemby Bridge, North Carolina.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hemby-bridge-north-carolina/

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