With 11,783 people, Lincolnton is a city in North Carolina. Owners hold 46% of the housing stock. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 36%. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 22.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households take in $46,320 at the median, 44% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,320, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lincolnton
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants60.1% → 46.2%(−13.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population6,847 → 11,783(+72%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate17.4% → 22.7%(+5.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Lincolnton's population equals 13% of Lincoln County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 26% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 26% 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)25.9%(206)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.6%(180)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.7%(181)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.8%(110)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 796 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
Lincolnton, decade by decade
Lincolnton 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
6,847
$52,312
$126,244
12.6%
42.0
2000
9,965
$57,717
$158,848
17.6%
58.3
2010
10,486
$49,821
$177,951
19.2%
61.5
2020
11,091
$43,265
$196,593
17.2%
64.0
2024
11,783
$46,320
$248,700
24.0%
71.2
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.
