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Green Level, NC

Green Level's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

3,179
Residents
$54,020
Median income
$164,500
Median home
$1,161
Median rent (state)
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Sheet NC-GREEN-LEVEL-NC · Green Level, NC 3,179 pop · income 26th pct

POP-VILLAGE · INC-MID · COL-BELOW · SAFE-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-LOW · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 3,179
  • INC-MID $54,020
  • COL-BELOW 94.3
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-LOWER 26th
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Walnuttown
  • HOME-LOW $164,500
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Walnuttown, PA (+ $3 income $)

Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Green Level

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Green Level on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Green Level on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 3,179.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $54,020. Population peers are excluded.

4 peers

Green Level - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Green Level places in the 26th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.

26th
percentile, household income
32nd
percentile, home value
48th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Green Level, NC

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 3,179 residents in Green Level, a small town within North Carolina. Green Level households earn a median of $54,020 annually, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 13.1%. Home values in Green Level run a median of $164,500, and the median resident age is 32.5 years. 12.4% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 55.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Living costs in North Carolina run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts North Carolina at 94.3 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Below Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,161 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts North Carolina's average monthly utility costs around $215 (state average). Commute times here average 30.1 minutes, with 75.2% driving alone and 8.1% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 66.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).

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Useful questions to ask of Green Level's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Green Level, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

1. Population change

Is Green Level growing, shrinking, or holding steady?

Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.

Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +257 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +8.2% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.

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2. Work and mobility

What does the journey to work look like in Green Level?

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 75.2%. The reported mean trip to work is 30.1 minutes.

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Question 3

Which cities make useful reference points for Green Level?

Within North Carolina, the closest population matches are East Rockingham (3,177 residents, $33,206 income); Belville (3,183 residents, $86,875 income); Bermuda Run (3,166 residents, $66,800 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Dogtown, CA (3,180 residents); Orchidlands Estates, HI (3,180 residents); Lake Wynonah, PA (3,180 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

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Question 4

How far does income reach against housing in Green Level?

The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.0 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 13.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.

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Population

3,179 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$54,020 /yr

Below median income · poverty 13.1% (Above-median poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

94.3 (US=100)

Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, North Carolina average

City profile score · Green Level, NC

34/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023

Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Cost of living B-
94.3 index

BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.

Poverty rate F
13.1%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Household income F
$54,020

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Bachelor's+ share F
12.4%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Green Level profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Cost of living, Poverty rate, Household income, Bachelor's+ share. Cost of livingPoverty rateHousehold incomeBachelor's+ share 34 F
Green Level profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Cost of living: 67/100 (B-) · 94.3 index
  • Poverty rate: 27/100 (F) · 13.1%
  • Household income: 26/100 (F) · $54,020
  • Bachelor's+ share: 13/100 (F) · 12.4%

How does Green Level compare to other US cities?

Where Green Level sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 26% higher than other cities
Home value 32% pricier than other cities
Median rent 48% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Green Level against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to North Carolina only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

North Carolina-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places Green Level near the bottom of North Carolina's cities

Among the 746 North Carolina cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Green Level ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Green Level only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#407 of 700
42nd percentile in North Carolina
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 746
0th percentile in North Carolina
Median Home Value
#439 of 708
38th percentile in North Carolina
Poverty Rate
#289 of 746
61st percentile in North Carolina
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#596 of 746
20th percentile in North Carolina
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within North Carolina only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

26thIncome percentile
Gauge source note

26th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Green Level's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$164,500 Among the most affordable more affordable than 68% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). This entry sits in this band. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Green Level $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Green Level's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.0×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#6,920 of 15,516
More affordable than 55% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#5,816 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 3.0×, Green Level sits in the moderate band: national rank #6,920 of 15,516 and #5,816 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000). Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.

How this ratio is calculated

Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000. Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0). This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.

Income distribution context

$54,020 Green Level, NC median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Green Level, NC Green Level, NC's median household income ($54,020) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Green Level, NC-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Green Level, NC median $54,020/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Green Level, NC median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Green Level, NC.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 12.4%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 13.1%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 55.9%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
3,179
Median Income
$54,020
Median Home Value
$164,500
Median Age
32.5
Poverty Rate
13.1%
Labor force participation
55.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
12.4%

Population Change

PEP vintage

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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3,100 residents3,200 residents3,300 residents3,400 residents3,500 residents 202020212022202320242025 3,152 residents 3,409 residents ▲ +8.2%
Green Level's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.
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Period Population
2020 3,152 residents
2021 3,175 residents
2022 3,230 residents
2023 3,303 residents
2024 3,366 residents
2025 3,409 residents

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
30.1 minutes
Drive Alone
75.2%
Carpool
16.8%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
8.1%

Based on 1,289 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

North Carolina statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $215

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across North Carolina at $215 (electricity about $115 , water and sewer about $45 ).

These are North Carolina statewide averages, not a meter reading for Green Level. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

North Carolina's BEA cost-of-living index is 94.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Green Level is $1,161/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to North Carolina statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 66.7 / 100 (Moderate).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a North Carolina statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Green Level sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Green Level compares to similar-size North Carolina cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Green Level (this city) 3,179 $54,020
East Rockingham 3,177 $33,206
Belville 3,183 $86,875
Bermuda Run 3,166 $66,800
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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