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Lenoir County
Lenoir County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 55,122 County Seat Lenoir County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 107 Num Towns 7 Census-Designated Places 3 Total Town Population 27,266 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 55,071 Median Age 42.7 Veterans 4,151 Housing Units 26,681 Uninsured 409 Net Migration (recent) 1,553 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 1,216 Total Employees 24,399 Avg Annual Pay $50,091 Median Household Income $43,063 Poverty Rate 22.4% Unemployment Rate 7.1% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $55,120 Federal Spending FY2024 $420,246,973 Federal Spending Per Capita $7,624
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $101,600 Median Rent $792 FMR Studio $735 FMR 1BR $740 FMR 2BR $930 FMR 3BR $1,300 FMR 4BR $1,497
Health & Safety
Hospitals 7 EMS Stations 21 Fire Stations 21 Police Stations 21 Adult Smoking 22.7% Adult Obesity 40.1% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 28.2 Air Quality Good Days 295
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 7 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 7
Community
Churches 96 Libraries 8 Historic Places (NRHP) 33 Homeless Population N/A Schools 57 SNAP Stores 168 Bank Branches 29
Agriculture
Total Farms 13 Land in Farms (acres) 14,831 Avg Farm Size (acres) 1,140.8 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 DR HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-10-14 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-10-04 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03 DR HURRICANE FLORENCE 2018-09-14
Detailed Topics
Communities in Lenoir County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
