CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lattimore

North Carolina · 186 residents · 1.03 sq mi

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Lattimore is a city of 186 people in North Carolina. The population has fallen 56% since 2000. The typical home is worth $45,000. The median age is 36.3, about 3 years above the US median. The poverty rate is 19.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median household income is $25,625, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

186

−56%vs 2000

vs 419 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.3

+58%vs 2000

vs 22.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024526

Age distribution, 1990

Under 515.1%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.2%(6)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 141.6%(3)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1913.4%(25)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(12)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.1%(15)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(23)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(15)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(20)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.4%(25)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(13)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(1)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,625

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,063 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,802

−12%vs 2000

vs $12,302 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.4%

+8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,000

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$358

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $469 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.2%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

33.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(406)

Black2.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(2)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.4%(157)

Black12.4%(23)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.2%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.5%(8)

Central American1.1%(6)

Salvadoran1%(5)

Honduran0.2%(1)

Ancestry

American43.2%(227)

English10.3%(54)

Scottish5.5%(29)

Scotch-Irish4.8%(25)

German4.4%(23)

Italian1.9%(10)

Irish1.5%(8)

Belgian1.3%(7)

French1.3%(7)

Dutch1%(5)

Danish0.4%(2)

Slovak0.2%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Ukrainian0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Scottish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.5%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.9%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married69.8%(176)

Married27.4%(69)

Widowed1.2%(3)

Divorced1.6%(4)

Women 15+

Never married59%(131)

Married27%(60)

Widowed3.6%(8)

Divorced10.4%(23)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.3%

−11.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.8%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 69.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

−10.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.6%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.7%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 81.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.1%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)10%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40%(8)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 20 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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