Living in Lee County Schools, North Carolina

Overview

A total of 21,894 households are located in Lee County Schools area. Among them, 6,863 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.30 people. The total number of children in the region is 19,436 and 15,078 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6% (3,745) of residents are non-citizens and 17% (9,948) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Lee County Schools, North Carolina
Household	21,894
Population	59,549
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,863 (31%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	19,436
Total Students	15,078
Pre-Kindergarten	589
Kindergarten	696
Grade 1-8	6,937
Grade 9-12	3,371
College/Graduate School	3,485
Veterans	45,388
Non-citizen	3,745
Non-English Home Language	9,948
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

47,170 residents are over the age of 16 and 28,992 people are in labor force. Among them, 28,650 people are in civilian labor force and 342 are in armed labor force. 26,643 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Lee County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,409	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	21,646	81.96%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,461	13.11%
Public transportation	140	0.53%
Walked	261	0.99%
Other method	146	0.55%
Worked from home	755	2.86%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,643	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,766	29.15%
Service	4,646	17.44%
Sales and office	5,340	20.04%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,149	11.82%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,742	21.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,643	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	371	1.39%
Construction	1,916	7.19%
Manufacturing	6,043	22.68%
Wholesale trade	682	2.56%
Retail trade	2,711	10.18%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,045	3.92%
Information	249	0.93%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	865	3.25%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,574	9.66%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,204	19.53%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,185	8.20%
Other services, except public administration	1,561	5.86%
Public administration	1,237	4.64%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,643	-
Private wage and salary workers	21,421	80.40%
Government workers	3,950	14.83%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,237	4.64%
Unpaid family workers	35	0.13%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $66,437 for the 21,894 households in Lee County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $29,125. 51,109 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.13%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	21,894	-
Less than $10,000	1,465	6.69%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,172	5.35%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,431	11.10%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,370	10.82%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,510	16.03%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,070	18.59%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,663	12.16%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,522	11.52%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,018	4.65%
More than $200,000	673	3.07%
Median Household Income	$49,994	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$66,437	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	15,223	-
Less than $10,000	635	4.17%
$10,000 - $14,999	455	2.99%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,362	8.95%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,546	10.16%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,253	14.80%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,159	20.75%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,115	13.89%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,179	14.31%
$150,000 - $199,999	923	6.06%
More than $200,000	596	3.92%

Median Family Income	$59,667	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$75,558	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,125	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,664	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,664	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	59,339	-
With health insurance coverage	51,109	86.13%
Public coverage	23,230	39.15%
Private health insurance	35,710	60.18%
Without health insurance coverage	8,230	13.87%

Housing

There are 24,509 housing units in Lee County Schools area, North Carolina with 21,894 units (89.33%) occupied. 14,601 houses (66.69%) are occupied by owner and 7,293 houses (33.31%) are rented. The average housing value is $144,200 and the average rental cost is $775. 577 houses (2.35%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,890 houses (7.71%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,509	-
Occupied	21,894	89.33%
Owner Occupied	14,601	66.69%
Renter Occupied	7,293	33.31%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	17,171	70.06%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	219	0.89%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,721	15.18%
Mobile Homes	3,368	13.74%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	30	0.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,509	-
Built 2014 or later	577	2.35%
Built 2010 - 2013	754	3.08%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,943	16.09%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,441	18.12%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,212	17.19%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,344	17.72%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,248	9.17%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,100	8.57%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,890	7.71%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,509	-
1 room	289	1.18%
2 rooms	269	1.10%
3 rooms	1,441	5.88%
4 rooms	3,666	14.96%
5 rooms	6,149	25.09%
6 rooms	5,335	21.77%
7 rooms	3,166	12.92%
8 rooms	2,061	8.41%
9 rooms or more	2,133	8.70%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	24,509	-
no bedroom	308	1.26%
1 bedroom	1,472	6.01%
2 bedrooms	5,883	24.00%
3 bedrooms	13,145	53.63%
4 bedrooms	3,122	12.74%
5 bedrooms or more	579	2.36%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	14,601	-
Less than $50,000	1,295	8.87%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,806	19.22%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,655	25.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,743	18.79%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,670	18.29%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,144	7.84%
$500,000 - $999,999	263	1.80%
$1,000,000 or more	25	0.17%
Median House Value	$144,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,933	-
Less than $500	1,091	15.74%
$500 - $999	4,301	62.04%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,255	18.10%
$1,500 - $1,999	238	3.43%
$2,000 - $2,499	48	0.69%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$775	-

Demographic

A total of 60,481 people lives in Lee County Schools area, North Carolina with 29,309 male and 31,172 female. The males to female ratio is 48.46 to 51.54. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	60,481	-
Male	29,309	48.46%
Female	31,172	51.54%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	60,481	-
Under 5 years	3,900	6.45%
5 - 9 years	3,915	6.47%
10 - 14 years	4,427	7.32%
15 - 19 years	4,023	6.65%
20 - 24 years	3,484	5.76%
25 - 34 years	7,643	12.64%
35 - 44 years	7,496	12.39%
45 - 54 years	7,995	13.22%
55 - 59 years	4,056	6.71%
60 - 64 years	3,797	6.28%
65 - 74 years	5,717	9.45%
75 - 84 years	2,955	4.89%
85 years and older	1,073	1.77%
Median Age	38.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	60,481	-
One Race	59,535	98.44%
White	44,592	73.73%
Black or African American	12,273	20.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native	498	0.82%
Asian	807	1.33%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	31	0.05%
Other	1,334	2.21%

Two or more races	946	1.56%
White and Black or African American	572	0.95%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	60	0.10%
White and Asian	65	0.11%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1	0.00%

Living in Lee County Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic