MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Laurinburg Micro

Laurinburg, NC · 1 counties · 33,754 residents · 319 sq mi

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Laurinburg is home to 33,754 people. The typical home is worth $47,700. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 15 minutes. Median rent is $312 a month. 18.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% 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

33,754

−6%vs 2000

vs 35,998 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

106 / sq mi

−6%vs 2000

vs 113 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

31.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

319 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(2,409)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(2,756)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(3,048)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(3,029)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(2,461)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(5,084)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(5,342)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(3,248)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(2,634)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(2,425)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(1,055)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(263)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,561

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,010 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,768

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,693 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.6%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,700

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$312

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $433 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.2% in 2000

30.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.1%(18,398)

Black37.1%(13,364)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(423)

Asian0.5%(182)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic56.6%(19,120)

Black36.2%(12,207)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(307)

Asian0.4%(140)

Other6.8%(2,287)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(631)

Puerto Rican1%(333)

Central American0.7%(224)

Guatemalan0.4%(126)

Honduran0.2%(58)

Dominican0.1%(31)

Salvadoran0.1%(22)

South American0.1%(21)

Nicaraguan0.1%(18)

Argentine0%(14)

Cuban0%(11)

Ecuadorian0%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(207)

Chinese0.5%(153)

Filipino0.1%(46)

Vietnamese0%(8)

Japanese0%(7)

Ancestry

English6.6%(2,224)

American3.1%(1,057)

German2.9%(959)

Irish2.4%(804)

Scottish1.5%(489)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(458)

Subsaharan African1.1%(365)

Italian1%(341)

Russian0.9%(310)

Dutch0.4%(147)

Portuguese0.4%(136)

French0.4%(134)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.2%(71)

Jamaican0.2%(61)

Polish0.1%(46)

Danish0.1%(44)

Nigerian0.1%(42)

Czech0.1%(38)

Welsh0.1%(30)

Arab0.1%(23)

French Canadian0.1%(21)

Swiss0.1%(21)

British0.1%(19)

Croatian0.1%(18)

Turkish0.1%(18)

Brazilian0.1%(17)

Ghanaian0.1%(17)

Belgian0%(13)

Hungarian0%(13)

Lebanese0%(9)

Finnish0%(9)

Swedish0%(9)

Ukrainian0%(9)

Norwegian0%(6)

Haitian0%(2)

Israeli0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.6%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.7%

−10.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 14.0 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 married44.6%(6,083)

Married40.8%(5,574)

Widowed3.8%(515)

Divorced10.8%(1,475)

Women 15+

Never married36.7%(4,969)

Married38.5%(5,216)

Widowed12.3%(1,660)

Divorced12.5%(1,693)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.9%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 16.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.3%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.5%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% 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)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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