COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orrum vs Laurinburg
PLACE A
Orrum, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Orrum is 100% smaller than Laurinburg. Laurinburg earns more, with a median household income $20,920 higher. Laurinburg has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -35%).
ORRUMLAURINBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population6114,582−100% vs Laurinburg
Population density1281,162−1,035
Population growth-35.2%-6.2%−29.0 pts
Median age59.037.4+21.6
Male41.1%46.0%−4.9 pts
Female58.9%54.0%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born32.1%4.1%+28.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic25.0%34.2%−9.2 pts
Black10.7%47.6%−36.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino64.3%4.6%+59.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Median household income$21,250$42,170−$20,920
Per capita income$10,607$30,789−$20,182
Poverty rate62.5%31.1%+31.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2950.575−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher5.1%20.1%−15.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Labor force participation12.2%52.2%−39.9 pts
Median home value$77,500$134,200−$56,700
Median gross rent$563$774−$211
Owner-occupied84.6%46.6%+38.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.7%12.0%+17.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%48.0%−48.0 pts
Average commute39.819.2+20.5
Worked from home0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.7%9.8%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025