Laurinburg is a city of 15,087 people in North Carolina. 31.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 47% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 42%. The typical home is worth $134,200, having risen by half since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,170, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Laurinburg
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.1% → 20.1%(+5.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$107,523 → $134,200(+25%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants52.2% → 46.6%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Laurinburg's population equals 45% of Scotland County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 72% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 65% of the county's.
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)20.4%(138)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(192)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45%(304)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(30)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 676 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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Over time
Laurinburg, decade by decade
Laurinburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,636
$39,592
$107,523
15.1%
67.1
2000
15,874
$52,945
$137,535
21.8%
70.3
2010
15,962
$36,417
$139,829
18.4%
74.7
2020
14,978
$36,103
$127,385
19.8%
78.4
2024
15,087
$42,170
$134,200
20.1%
80.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
