Littleton is a city of 549 people in North Carolina. The typical home is worth $108,700, having risen by half since 2000. Households here earn about 42% less than in North Carolina as a whole. 23.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $42,083, under the $82,259 national median. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,083, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Littleton
What changed most since 1990
White share55.7% → 70.9%(+15.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share43.1% → 20.4%(−22.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population696 → 549(−21%)US over the same years: +35%
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War25%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 20 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
Littleton, decade by decade
Littleton 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
696
$42,251
$109,203
15.7%
62.9
2000
692
$42,230
$111,303
17.8%
65.2
2010
674
$35,488
$125,443
23.8%
68.4
2020
559
$26,544
$102,417
21.3%
76.3
2024
549
$42,083
$108,700
25.9%
56.4
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.
