Metro area · CBSA 10620
Albemarle
The Albemarle, NC metro area has 64,651 people. Median rent is $861, 17.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Stanly County at $1,012. Of the 10 places we track here, Millingport has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$60,704
Median home value
$242,400
Unemployment
4.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,012
HUD, Stanly County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle | 16,762 | $880 | 22.5% |
| Oakboro | 2,683 | $1,057 | 18.4% |
| Norwood | 2,433 | $919 | 21.4% |
| Badin | 2,184 | $975 | 22.0% |
| Stanfield | 1,522 | $825 | 12.5% |
| Richfield | 937 | $1,060 | 18.0% |
| Red Cross | 903 | $711 | 13.2% |
| Misenheimer | 659 | $806 | 15.9% |
| New London | 608 | $1,234 | 23.9% |
| Millingport | 522 | $861 | 12.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.