Lawndale is home to 739 people in North Carolina. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 46% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $116,800. The foreign-born share is 0%. The median age is 34.3, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $39,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lawndale
What changed most since 1990
Median age42.5 → 34.3(−8.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate10.1% → 23.3%(+13.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Black share22.1% → 12.9%(−9.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)58.8%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)47.1%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11.8%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 17 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
Lawndale, decade by decade
Lawndale 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
601
$52,060
$87,122
2.1%
45.6
2000
642
$55,105
$87,075
7.7%
49.7
2010
606
$49,065
$92,212
3.4%
45.6
2020
570
$37,659
$70,541
10.9%
45.3
2024
739
$39,250
$116,800
10.1%
72.7
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.
