COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lenoir County

North Carolina · 57,274 residents · 399 sq mi

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With 57,274 people, Lenoir County is a county in North Carolina. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $52,300. The poverty rate is 20.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 20% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Renters pay $287 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

57,274

−4%vs 2000

vs 59,648 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

399 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202455K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(3,679)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(3,809)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(4,425)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(4,599)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(3,493)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(8,728)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(8,926)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(5,966)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(5,663)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(5,030)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(2,359)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(597)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,207

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,191 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,647

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,744 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.0%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,300

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$287

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $405 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.1%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.0% in 2000

36.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.5%(33,075)

Black40.3%(24,016)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(1,891)

Asian0.3%(199)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic59.9%(34,288)

Black39.5%(22,595)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(398)

Asian0.2%(120)

Other0.5%(271)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6%(3,279)

Central American1.1%(578)

Puerto Rican0.9%(508)

Honduran0.7%(375)

Guatemalan0.3%(187)

Cuban0.2%(88)

South American0.1%(41)

Colombian0.1%(40)

Dominican0.1%(38)

Panamanian0%(9)

Costa Rican0%(7)

Ecuadorian0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(131)

Vietnamese0.2%(128)

Chinese0.2%(84)

Cambodian0%(26)

Japanese0%(20)

Thai0%(18)

Filipino0%(15)

Korean0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(11)

Ancestry

English12.3%(6,753)

American8.4%(4,639)

Irish5.5%(3,028)

German5%(2,753)

Subsaharan African4.3%(2,339)

Scottish1.1%(600)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(492)

Italian0.8%(431)

Dutch0.6%(311)

Norwegian0.5%(298)

French0.4%(212)

West Indian0.3%(180)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.3%(157)

Canadian0.3%(138)

British0.2%(120)

French Canadian0.2%(113)

Welsh0.2%(109)

Arab0.2%(107)

Polish0.2%(87)

Swedish0.2%(87)

Brazilian0.1%(80)

Nigerian0.1%(67)

Jamaican0.1%(65)

Romanian0.1%(61)

Ukrainian0.1%(57)

Austrian0.1%(48)

Russian0.1%(44)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(42)

Egyptian0.1%(34)

Greek0.1%(30)

Haitian0.1%(28)

Palestinian0%(16)

Lebanese0%(13)

Syrian0%(13)

Croatian0%(12)

Lithuanian0%(10)

Hungarian0%(9)

Swiss0%(5)

Armenian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.9%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.2 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 15.7 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 married37.6%(7,920)

Married45.2%(9,503)

Widowed5.1%(1,068)

Divorced12.1%(2,548)

Women 15+

Never married34.5%(8,214)

Married40.3%(9,584)

Widowed12.6%(2,993)

Divorced12.6%(3,006)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−8.9 ptssince 2013

from 19.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.2%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.6%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.2%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.2%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% 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)18.3%(648)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(832)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.3%(1,534)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(176)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,539 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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