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Lenoir, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Lenoir, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

18,282

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,910

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.1% since 2018

Lenoir added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,704 (74.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,822 (10.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,479 (8.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race584 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races482 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone172 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,908
  2. 2.Vietnamese154
  3. 3.Arabic149
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic23
  5. 5.Other Indo-European9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

916

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$27,839

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care2,012
  2. 2.Manufacturing1,078
  3. 3.Retail Trade1,014
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation659
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management550

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,329
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,723
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,573
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,282
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations655

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.29×)407
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.41×)512
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.40×)1,078
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.21×)1,014
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)2,012

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$165,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$671/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999836 (17.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999479 (10.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999425 (9.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999403 (8.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999396 (8.3%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999357 (7.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,709

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.6 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,957 (79.7%)
  • Carpooled841 (11.2%)
  • Worked at Home504 (6.7%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other106 (1.4%)
  • Walked68 (0.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.