CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lawndale

North Carolina · 601 residents · 0.81 sq mi

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Lawndale is home to 601 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 42.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $36,300. Renters pay $263 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

601

−6%vs 2000

vs 642 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.5

+4%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.81 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024739

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.3%(26)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(31)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(49)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(89)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.5%(51)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(50)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6414%(84)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.3%(86)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.5%(57)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,691

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,143

−22%vs 2000

vs $13,002 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.1%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,300

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $383 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.5%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

21.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.3%(477)

Black22.3%(143)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(18)

Asian0.6%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.9%(462)

Black22.1%(133)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian1%(6)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican19.5%(144)

Asian origin

Japanese0.8%(6)

Ancestry

American24.4%(180)

German5.3%(39)

Irish3.7%(27)

English2%(15)

Dutch0.8%(6)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(6)

French Canadian0.7%(5)

Scottish0.7%(5)

Polish0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.1%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.3%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 0.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 15.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

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 married51.3%(141)

Married37.8%(104)

Widowed4%(11)

Divorced6.9%(19)

Women 15+

Never married42.1%(134)

Married34.9%(111)

Widowed13.5%(43)

Divorced9.4%(30)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.1%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 20.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.7%

−9.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.8%

−8.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.4%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.4%

+11.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.5%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 54.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.0%

+11.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.9% 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)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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