Lenoir CC's Living Circumstances

Lenoir County Schools Overview

Lenoir Community College located in Lenoir County Schools area. A total of 23,148 households are located in Lenoir County Schools area. Among them, 6,645 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.97 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 15,344 and 13,622 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.02% (1,671) of residents are non-citizens and 7.65% (4,239) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Lenoir County Schools, North Carolina
Household	23,148
Population	55,413
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,645 (28.71%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	15,344
Total Students	13,622
Pre-Kindergarten	754
Kindergarten	922
Grade 1-8	5,832
Grade 9-12	2,995
College/Graduate School	3,119
Veterans	43,804
Non-citizen	1,671
Non-English Home Language	4,239
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

45,461 residents are over the age of 16 and 25,966 people are in labor force. Among them, 25,795 people are in civilian labor force and 171 are in armed labor force. 22,856 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 11.40%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,447	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	18,125	80.75%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,177	14.15%
Public transportation	156	0.69%
Walked	270	1.20%
Other method	325	1.45%
Worked from home	394	1.76%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,856	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,516	28.51%
Service	4,581	20.04%
Sales and office	4,355	19.05%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,784	12.18%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,620	20.21%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,856	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	991	4.34%
Construction	1,959	8.57%
Manufacturing	4,050	17.72%
Wholesale trade	700	3.06%
Retail trade	2,451	10.72%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	743	3.25%
Information	127	0.56%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	557	2.44%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,287	5.63%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,321	27.66%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,576	6.90%
Other services, except public administration	979	4.28%
Public administration	1,115	4.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,856	-
Private wage and salary workers	17,762	77.71%
Government workers	4,101	17.94%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	945	4.13%
Unpaid family workers	48	0.21%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $56,708 for the 23,148 households in Lenoir County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $26,251. 48,552 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.47%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	23,148	-
Less than $10,000	1,788	7.72%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,149	9.28%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,475	15.01%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,884	12.46%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,591	15.51%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,066	17.57%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,394	10.34%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,830	7.91%
$150,000 - $199,999	546	2.36%
More than $200,000	425	1.84%
Median Household Income	$39,402	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$56,708	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	14,863	-
Less than $10,000	924	6.22%
$10,000 - $14,999	780	5.25%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,498	10.08%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,619	10.89%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,541	17.10%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,948	19.83%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,000	13.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,650	11.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	540	3.63%
More than $200,000	363	2.44%

Median Family Income	$50,410	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$69,052	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,251	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$36,728	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$36,728	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	55,509	-
With health insurance coverage	48,552	87.47%
Public coverage	26,792	48.27%
Private health insurance	30,810	55.50%
Without health insurance coverage	6,957	12.53%

Housing

There are 27,607 housing units in Lenoir County Schools area, North Carolina with 23,148 units (83.85%) occupied. 13,738 houses (59.35%) are occupied by owner and 9,410 houses (40.65%) are rented. The average housing value is $95,500 and the average rental cost is $717. 239 houses (0.87%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,565 houses (12.91%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,607	-
Occupied	23,148	83.85%
Owner Occupied	13,738	59.35%
Renter Occupied	9,410	40.65%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	16,134	58.44%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	489	1.77%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,194	15.19%
Mobile Homes	6,688	24.23%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	102	0.37%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,607	-
Built 2014 or later	239	0.87%
Built 2010 - 2013	375	1.36%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,636	9.55%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,057	18.32%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,022	14.57%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,978	18.03%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,188	11.55%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,547	12.85%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,565	12.91%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,607	-
1 room	490	1.77%
2 rooms	542	1.96%
3 rooms	1,816	6.58%
4 rooms	5,687	20.60%
5 rooms	6,533	23.66%
6 rooms	5,532	20.04%
7 rooms	2,718	9.85%
8 rooms	1,837	6.65%
9 rooms or more	2,452	8.88%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,607	-
no bedroom	501	1.81%
1 bedroom	1,611	5.84%
2 bedrooms	7,942	28.77%
3 bedrooms	13,535	49.03%
4 bedrooms	3,462	12.54%
5 bedrooms or more	556	2.01%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,738	-
Less than $50,000	3,027	22.03%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,228	30.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,868	20.88%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,695	12.34%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,224	8.91%
$300,000 - $499,999	510	3.71%
$500,000 - $999,999	134	0.98%
$1,000,000 or more	52	0.38%
Median House Value	$95,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	8,540	-
Less than $500	1,918	22.46%
$500 - $999	5,173	60.57%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,363	15.96%
$1,500 - $1,999	51	0.60%
$2,000 - $2,499	17	0.20%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	18	0.21%
Median Rental Costs	$717	-

Demographic

A total of 56,756 people lives in Lenoir County Schools area, North Carolina with 27,219 male and 29,537 female. The males to female ratio is 47.96 to 52.04. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	56,756	-
Male	27,219	47.96%
Female	29,537	52.04%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	56,756	-
Under 5 years	3,245	5.72%
5 - 9 years	3,841	6.77%
10 - 14 years	3,500	6.17%
15 - 19 years	3,373	5.94%
20 - 24 years	3,183	5.61%
25 - 34 years	6,560	11.56%
35 - 44 years	6,052	10.66%
45 - 54 years	7,431	13.09%
55 - 59 years	4,298	7.57%
60 - 64 years	4,189	7.38%
65 - 74 years	6,330	11.15%
75 - 84 years	3,352	5.91%
85 years and older	1,402	2.47%
Median Age	42.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	56,756	-
One Race	54,605	96.21%
White	31,205	54.98%
Black or African American	22,205	39.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native	119	0.21%
Asian	279	0.49%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.05%
Other	771	1.36%

Two or more races	2,151	3.79%
White and Black or African American	822	1.45%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	188	0.33%
White and Asian	185	0.33%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	797	1.40%