Spindale, NC Housing Market & City Data

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4,202
Population Estimate
$88,791
Median Home Value
90.5%
Employment Rate
15.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$186
Median Listing Price$242,150
Median Days on Market85
Active Listings20
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)23
Avg Listing Price$247,375
Avg Listing Price Change MoM3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-9%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.25
Family Dual Income45.3
Median Household Income$32,083
Median Individual Income$19,936
Home Ownership56.8%
Home Value$88,791
Median Rent$583
Rent Burden30.3%
Poverty12.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED17.8%
  • Highschool Education29.9%
  • Some College37.0%
  • Bachelors Degree11.0%
  • Graduate Degree4.4%
  • Total College or Above15.4%
  • Stem Degree35.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.0%
  • Female51.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married36.4%
  • Divorced18.4%
  • Never Married37.3%
  • Widowed7.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySpindale
State IDNC
Population4,202

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.8%
19–2912.4%
30–3911.3%
40–4915.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.1%
60–6913.9%
70–797.3%
80+0.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation57.1%
Unemployment Rate9.5%
Disabled18.8%

ETHNICITY

White65.7%
Black29.9%
Asian1.9%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other0.1%
Multiple2.2%

OTHER

Hispanic1.5%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured14.7%
Veteran5.4%

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Neighborhoods in Spindale, NC

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

  • Ellington Heights, Spindale

    Ellington Heights ↗

    Median asking price
    $204,900
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    6
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.5/10 · 4 schools

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.