CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Louisburg

North Carolina · 3,122 residents · 2.96 sq mi

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Louisburg is a city of 3,122 people in North Carolina. Households here earn about 35% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Households take in $17,257 at the median, 43% less than the US figure. Median home value sits at $55,100. Renters pay $278 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 16.2%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,122

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 3,111 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−20%vs 2000

vs 39.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.4%(105)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 92.9%(91)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(192)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1918.1%(566)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.7%(365)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(374)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.2%(318)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.8%(244)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(194)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(336)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(202)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.3%(135)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,257

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,755 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,389

−48%vs 2000

vs $17,918 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.2%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,100

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$278

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $455 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.7%

+11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.3% in 2000

40.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.3%(1,535)

Black46.5%(1,447)

Hispanic / Latino3%(94)

Asian0.5%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.3%(1,914)

Black38%(1,185)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(9)

Asian0.3%(10)

Other0.4%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.5%(179)

Central American0.4%(13)

Salvadoran0.4%(13)

South American0.1%(4)

Peruvian0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.9%(61)

Korean0.2%(5)

Japanese0.1%(4)

Ancestry

English10.9%(356)

American6.8%(222)

Irish5.3%(173)

German3%(97)

Scottish1.9%(62)

Subsaharan African1.4%(47)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(45)

Italian1.2%(40)

French1.1%(37)

Welsh1.1%(37)

Dutch0.4%(14)

West Indian0.4%(13)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican0.4%(13)

Russian0.3%(9)

Finnish0.2%(7)

Hungarian0.2%(6)

Polish0.2%(5)

Czech0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.7%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.6%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 21.4 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 married65.9%(834)

Married17.7%(224)

Widowed4.8%(61)

Divorced11.6%(147)

Women 15+

Never married43.8%(621)

Married20.4%(289)

Widowed26%(369)

Divorced9.9%(140)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2013

from 13.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.9%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.8%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.9%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.2%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)51.7%(46)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18%(16)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War37.1%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 89 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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