What is the population of Lincolnton city?

Lincolnton city has 11,503 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #86 of 777 in North Carolina.

What is the median household income in Lincolnton city?

Median household income in Lincolnton city is $43,294 a year, 44.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lincolnton city?

Median gross rent is $920 a month and the median home value is $224,600, so rent absorbs about 25.5% of median household income.

Is Lincolnton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lincolnton city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Lincolnton, NC population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Lincolnton, North Carolina (Lincolnton, NC — Census place “Lincolnton city”) is 11,503 residents, ranking #86 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $43,294, the median home is worth $224,600 and median gross rent runs $920 a month. Looking for the Lincolnton North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Lincolnton, NC: 28092.

Population: 11,503Lincolnton city residents
Median household income: $43,294Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $224,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $920Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 45.3%Owner-occupied households

Lincolnton ZIP codes (North Carolina)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lincolnton.

The Lincolnton NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

28092

What the numbers mean in Lincolnton city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Lincolnton city median would spend about 25.5% 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 5.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.4% of residents and 45.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Lincolnton city, NC in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Lincolnton city is a mid-size town in North Carolina, with 11,503 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #86 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 37.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Lincolnton city earn a median of $43,294 a year, 44.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 29% below the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 18.4% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Lincolnton city is valued at $224,600, 26% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $920 a month, 34.6% below the national figure, or roughly $11,040 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 45.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Lincolnton city?: Lincolnton city has 11,503 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #86 of 777 in North Carolina.
What is the median household income in Lincolnton city?: Median household income in Lincolnton city is $43,294 a year, 44.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lincolnton city?: Median gross rent is $920 a month and the median home value is $224,600, so rent absorbs about 25.5% of median household income.
Is Lincolnton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lincolnton city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Lincolnton city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.