Lenoir County, North Carolina

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Lenoir County, North Carolina is among the lowest in the country for married-couple households.

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Key figures

Statistic	Lenoir County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	54,919	10,730,404	334,922,499	948th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$45,143	$72,388	$80,734	2957th of 3,221
Median Age	41.9	39.1	38.9	1536th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.3%	35.7%	35.7%	2617th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$120,500	$288,900	$332,700	2662nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$861	$1,228	$1,413	1669th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.0%	13.0%	12.5%	384th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.0%	4.7%	5.2%	198th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	137.6	220.7	n/a	810th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.4%	9.1%	14.1%	1116th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.7	n/a	n/a	2742nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	59.2%	66.6%	65.2%	3028th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.3	25.1	26.4	1594th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.4%	16.3%	15.1%	3015th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.0%	n/a	n/a	859th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	34.9%	47.2%	46.9%	3093rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.1%	n/a	n/a	2410th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lenoir County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lenoir County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	47.3%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.8%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	39.2%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.3	58.4	61.4

Age in Lenoir County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lenoir County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	41.9	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.5%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Lenoir County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lenoir County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	23,351	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.8%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	25.8%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.8%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	36.0%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lenoir County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lenoir County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,431	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.2%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.4%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.2%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.2%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.0%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	47.7%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	27.3%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Lenoir County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lenoir County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	26,879	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.7%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.5%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.1%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	40.8%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.0%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,015	$1,896	n/a

Education in Lenoir County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lenoir County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	17.1%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.9%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.7%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.4%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.9%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lenoir County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lenoir County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.3%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.4%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.3%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.8%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.1%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Lenoir County, North Carolina

Statistic	Lenoir County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.2%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.9%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.7%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.4%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.0%	10.0%	16.7%

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