Laurinburg is home to 33,590 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The typical home is worth $114,900, having more than doubled since 2000. 25.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. Households take in $45,730 at the median, 44% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,730, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% 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 Laurinburg
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.6% → 16.6%(+3.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants69.4% → 61.8%(−7.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate18.6% → 25.8%(+7.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Among the 38 metro and micro areas based in North Carolina
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)25.2%(452)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.4%(420)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.9%(662)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(101)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(17)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,796 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
Laurinburg, decade by decade
Laurinburg 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
33,754
$54,148
$114,483
13.6%
69.0
2000
35,998
$56,490
$114,582
15.9%
73.8
2010
36,157
$42,248
$111,777
14.0%
78.4
2020
34,174
$43,556
$106,175
15.5%
82.1
2024
33,590
$45,730
$114,900
16.6%
83.7
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.
