Lenoir County, NC Demographic Data
Lenoir County, NC Summary
Lenoir County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 59,347
- Area: 402.82 sq. miles
- Land Area: 400.59 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.23 sq. miles
- Population Density: 147.32 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 22.97 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lenoir County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
30,480
52%
50.8
Male
27,863
48%
49.2
Total Population
58,343
323,128,000
Lenoir County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,402
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,720
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,782
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,765
6.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,417
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,503
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
6,658
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
8,079
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
4,481
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
4,065
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
5,906
10.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
3,365
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,200
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
45,033
77.2%
77.2
Female
23,926
53.1%
51.3
Male
21,107
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
43,148
74.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
12,780
21.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
10,471
17.9%
15.2
Female
6,214
59.3%
55.8
Male
4,257
40.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Lenoir County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
56,309
96.5%
96.8
White
32,054
54.9%
72.6
Black or African American
22,838
39.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
209
0.4%
0.8
Asian
333
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
37
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
22
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
26
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
53
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
101
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
94
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
50
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
16
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
13
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
21
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
825
1.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,034
3.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,227
7.2%
17.8
Mexican
3,563
6.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
135
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
24
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
505
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
54,116
92.8%
82.2
Lenoir County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,482
8.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,460
11.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
12,678
31.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
9,745
24.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,384
10.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,638
9.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,870
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
7,942
19.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
32,315
80.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,508
13.6%
31.2
Lenoir County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
14,425
30.4%
33.7%
Now Married
21,476
45.3%
47.5
Divorced
5,396
11.4%
11.0%
Separated
2,008
4.2%
2.0
Widowed
4,134
8.7
5.8%
Lenoir County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
50,687
92.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,254
7.7%
21.6%
Spanish
3,598
6.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
298
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
247
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
111
0.2%
1.1%
Lenoir County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,149
9.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,859
8.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,717
16.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,303
14.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,456
15.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,256
18.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,119
9.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,398
6.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
450
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
308
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
36,956
57,617
Per capita income
20,773
31,128
Lenoir County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,064
4.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,901
7.8%
9.8
Construction
1,808
7.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,013
24.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
584
2.4%
6.6
Information
253
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,041
16.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,234
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,377
5.7%
11.4
Public administration
1,417
5.8%
4.6
Retail trade
3,158
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
889
3.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
552
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,877
11.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,539
26.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,495
18.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,175
21.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,205
21.4%
18.1%
Lenoir County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
23,819
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
18,610
78.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,039
17.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
122
0.5%
5.1
Walked
550
2.3%
2.7
Other means
199
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
299
1.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.4
26.6
Lenoir County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,495
10.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
7,569
32.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,580
32.9%
37.1
3 or more
5,371
23.3%
21.0
Lenoir County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
23,015
84.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
14,214
61.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
8,801
38.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,304
15.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Lenoir County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
27,319
1 room
380
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
531
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
1,926
7.1%
9.1
4 rooms
4,850
17.8%
16.5
5 rooms
7,125
26.1%
19.8
6 rooms
5,698
20.9%
17.8
7 rooms
3,106
11.4%
12.0
8 rooms
1,446
5.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,257
8.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lenoir County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
27,319
1-unit, detached
16,729
61.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
399
1.5%
5.9
2-units
900
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
891
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,231
4.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
171
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
661
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
6,318
23.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
19
0.1%
0.1
Lenoir County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,958
7.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,877
6.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
4,112
15.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,650
13.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
4,453
16.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,804
13.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,991
18.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,251
8.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
199
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
24
0.1%
1.4%
Lenoir County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,179
18.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,669
15.9%
4.7
Electricity
14,244
61.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
572
2.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
180
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
27
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
144
0.6%
1.1
Lenoir County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,569
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
88
1.2%
7.0%
Less than $500
183
2.4%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
194
2.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
198
2.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
966
12.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,778
36.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,162
41.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,367
44.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,058
14.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
680
9.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
547
7.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,903
25.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
14
0.0%
0.0%
Lenoir County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
8,070
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
9
0.1%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
34
0.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
72
0.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
901
11.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
2,130
26.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
4,924
61.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
731
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
676
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
956
12.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,242
15.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,140
14.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
802
10.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
676
8.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,154
39.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
831
0.0%
0.0%
Lenoir County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
14,214
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,316
23.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,453
31.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,893
20.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,705
12.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,184
8.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
513
3.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
78
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
72
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
93,400
205,000