Locust Authority

Locust is a upper-middle-income small town of 5,840.

Locust, North Carolina

Locust (5,840 residents) operates as a chartered municipality within Cabarrus County, North Carolina. The median household income stands at $76,504.

Definition and scope

Locust is a chartered municipality within Cabarrus County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Local services and ordinances are coordinated through county and state-level agencies. The city operates within Congressional District 8 and is part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area.

Who lives here

Locust has approximately 5,840 residents. The median age is 36.2 years. Roughly 87% of housing units are owner-occupied. The median home value is $322,100.

Demographic composition (Census 2023 ACS5):

• White (non-Hispanic): 91.0%
• Black or African American: 2.7%
• Hispanic or Latino: 3.8%
• Asian: 0.0%

Economy and earnings

Median household income in Locust is $76,504. Poverty rate stands at 8.7%. Unemployment rate at last release was 1.9%. Educational attainment: 22.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Public services and infrastructure

Available public services on file for Locust:

• Public schools: 2
• Public libraries: 1
• Fire stations: 3
• Police stations: 3
• Hospitals: 1

Getting around

For air travel, residents typically use Tucker Field. Federal court business routes through Stanly County Courthouse. For passenger rail, the nearest Amtrak station is Kannapolis, North Carolina.

Geography and climate

Locust sits at an elevation of 652 feet above sea level. Local growing conditions correspond to USDA hardiness zone 8b.

References

• North Carolina State Authority — state-level reference for North Carolina.
• U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — population, income, demographic data.
• Authority Network America — federal- and network-level reference.