Lenoir, NC Demographic Data
Lenoir, NC Summary
Lenoir is located in Caldwell County in North Carolina
- Population: 18,171
- Area: 19.64 sq. miles
- Land Area: 19.64 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 925.20 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,079.72 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lenoir, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,866
55%
50.8
Male
8,090
45%
49.2
Total Population
17,956
323,128,000
Lenoir, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
830
4.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,064
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,669
9.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
857
4.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
877
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,131
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,485
13.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,500
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
992
5.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,192
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,014
11.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
903
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
442
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,743
76.5%
77.2
Female
7,525
54.8%
51.3
Male
6,218
45.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,310
74.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,044
22.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,359
18.7%
15.2
Female
1,993
59.3%
55.8
Male
1,366
40.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Lenoir, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,694
98.5%
96.8
White
14,451
80.5%
72.6
Black or African American
2,142
11.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
112
0.6%
0.8
Asian
146
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
36
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
12
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
98
0.5%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
14
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
14
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
829
4.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
262
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,407
7.8%
17.8
Mexican
337
1.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
356
2.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
714
4.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,549
92.2%
82.2
Lenoir, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
913
7.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,797
14.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,967
31.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,111
24.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
985
7.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,305
10.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
581
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,710
21.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,949
78.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,886
14.9%
31.2
Lenoir, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,924
27.3%
33.7%
Now Married
5,873
40.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,402
16.7%
11.0%
Separated
762
5.3%
2.0
Widowed
1,432
9.9
5.8%
Lenoir, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,050
93.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,076
6.3%
21.6%
Spanish
974
5.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
98
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lenoir, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,057
14.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
804
11.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,205
16.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
930
12.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,061
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,302
18.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
426
5.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
289
4.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
58
0.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
119
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
31,064
57,617
Per capita income
19,257
31,128
Lenoir, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
17
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
506
7.5%
9.8
Construction
423
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,504
22.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
330
4.9%
6.6
Information
88
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,701
25.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
365
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
307
4.6%
11.4
Public administration
201
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,025
15.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
195
2.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
85
1.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
745
11.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,618
24.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,545
22.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,480
21.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,359
20.1%
18.1%
Lenoir, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,591
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,123
77.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,124
17.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
25
0.4%
5.1
Walked
59
0.9%
2.7
Other means
58
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
202
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.8
26.6
Lenoir, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
501
6.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,205
44.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,156
29.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,389
19.2%
21.0
Lenoir, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,251
84.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,158
57.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,093
42.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,330
15.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Lenoir, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,581
1 room
34
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
244
2.8%
2.7
3 rooms
744
8.7%
9.1
4 rooms
2,139
24.9%
16.5
5 rooms
2,399
28.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,163
13.6%
17.8
7 rooms
740
8.6%
12.0
8 rooms
478
5.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
640
7.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lenoir, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,581
1-unit, detached
5,743
66.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
51
0.6%
5.9
2-units
436
5.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
482
5.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
567
6.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
334
3.9%
4.4
20 or more units
305
3.6%
9.0
Mobile home
663
7.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lenoir, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,047
12.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
506
5.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,528
17.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,161
13.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,657
19.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,331
15.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
800
9.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
511
6.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
40
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lenoir, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,722
23.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
264
3.6%
4.7
Electricity
4,324
59.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
685
9.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
97
1.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
40
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
119
1.6%
1.1
Lenoir, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,358
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
6
0.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
13
0.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
135
5.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
157
6.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
183
7.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
675
28.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,189
50.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,148
48.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
337
14.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
91
3.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
235
10.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
540
23.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Lenoir, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,881
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
41
1.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
79
2.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
916
31.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,845
64.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
212
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
585
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
166
5.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
351
12.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
327
11.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
303
10.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
395
14.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,276
45.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
275
0.0%
0.0%
Lenoir, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,158
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
523
12.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,431
34.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,033
24.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
701
16.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
279
6.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
151
3.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
40
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
105,400
205,000