CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lenoir

North Carolina · 14,192 residents · 20.8 sq mi

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With 14,192 people, Lenoir is a city in North Carolina. The typical home is worth $47,100. The median age is 36.8, about 4 years above the US median. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 20%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,192

−15%vs 2000

vs 16,793 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

20.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(897)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(992)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(804)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(903)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(908)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(2,199)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(1,978)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(1,464)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(1,561)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(1,415)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(931)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(140)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,372

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,369 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,012

−28%vs 2000

vs $16,697 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.6%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,100

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$317

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $435 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.1%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 63.1% in 2000

36.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.2%(13,305)

Black14.6%(2,451)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(714)

Asian0.7%(112)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.2%(11,805)

Black16%(2,276)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(38)

Asian0.3%(38)

Other0.5%(73)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American6.4%(1,168)

Mexican3.7%(678)

Honduran3.3%(604)

Salvadoran2.7%(489)

South American1.5%(273)

Colombian1.4%(259)

Spaniard0.9%(170)

Cuban0.5%(93)

Guatemalan0.3%(46)

Panamanian0.2%(29)

Dominican0.1%(21)

Puerto Rican0.1%(18)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Ecuadorian0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(135)

Asian Indian0.2%(37)

Ancestry

American14.5%(2,658)

German11.6%(2,121)

English11.2%(2,058)

Irish8%(1,471)

Scottish3.8%(699)

French1.9%(344)

Dutch1.7%(311)

Italian1.7%(311)

Scotch-Irish1%(174)

Norwegian0.7%(120)

Swedish0.6%(111)

Welsh0.6%(108)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.5%(92)

Swiss0.4%(72)

Canadian0.3%(50)

French Canadian0.2%(45)

Danish0.1%(23)

Polish0.1%(17)

Russian0.1%(17)

Ukrainian0.1%(16)

Nigerian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.4%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.5 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married34%(2,300)

Married48.6%(3,289)

Widowed3.7%(251)

Divorced13.7%(929)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(2,105)

Married37.1%(3,133)

Widowed15.5%(1,314)

Divorced22.5%(1,902)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.5%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.6%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.1%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% 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)32.2%(320)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9%(89)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.5%(373)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(44)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 994 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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