North Carolina · Census place 37760
Lenoir city, NC
Quick answer
Lenoir city has 18,282 residents, ranking #56 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $48,889, the median home is worth $165,200 and median gross rent runs $671 a month.
- Population
- 18,282Lenoir city residents
- Median household income
- $48,889Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $165,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $671Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lenoir city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lenoir city median would spend about 16.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.9% of residents and 61.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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