Hays, NC Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Hays home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

1,277
Population Estimate
$90,504
Median Home Value
96.7%
Employment Rate
7.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$213
Median Listing Price$429,500
Median Days on Market64
Active Listings7
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)11
Avg Listing Price$521,114
Avg Listing Price Change MoM20%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY42%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.68
Family Dual Income26.2
Median Household Income$27,031
Median Individual Income$20,442
Home Ownership75.7%
Home Value$90,504
Median Rent$618
Rent Burden25.7%
Poverty13.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED24.3%
  • Highschool Education40.8%
  • Some College27.0%
  • Bachelors Degree7.9%
  • Graduate Degree0.0%
  • Total College or Above7.9%
  • Stem Degree40.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.3%
  • Female48.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married70.1%
  • Divorced7.1%
  • Never Married12.3%
  • Widowed10.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHays
State IDNC
Population1,277

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1818.7%
19–2910.8%
30–3914.2%
40–4910.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–596.6%
60–6920.4%
70–7917.0%
80+1.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation42.2%
Unemployment Rate3.3%
Disabled19.7%

ETHNICITY

White94.3%
Black1.3%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.5%
Multiple3.9%

OTHER

Hispanic4.5%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured5.2%
Veteran7.4%

Local Discussions

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Neighborhoods in Hays, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Hays, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Monteith Acres, Hays

    Monteith Acres ↗

    Median asking price
    $205,000
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    22
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.