Lillington is a city of 4,709 people in North Carolina. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 1,794 people. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.9% of residents. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $247,200. The foreign-born share is 7%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,760, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 54%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lillington
What changed most since 1990
Population2,048 → 4,709(+130%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.0% → 19.3%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share39.5% → 29.0%(−10.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Lillington's population equals 3.4% of Harnett County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.2% 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)52.1%(182)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.1%(112)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.9%(59)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 349 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
Lillington, decade by decade
Lillington 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
2,048
$52,502
$125,764
16.0%
62.9
2000
2,915
$55,870
$160,123
13.2%
68.5
2010
3,194
$39,612
$156,517
18.7%
75.2
2020
4,735
$57,302
$194,653
14.2%
79.5
2024
4,709
$81,760
$247,200
19.3%
81.5
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.
