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Laurinburg, NC

15,087 Population
12.5 square miles 1,202.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: 38.7 ±0.6
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,789 ±$6,042 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: $28,395 ±$2,504
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$42,170 ±$4,423 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: $45,730 ±$3,850
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

31.1% ±3.5% (4,425  ±501) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: 25.8% 8,068 (±2.1% / ±644)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.2 minutes ±1.2 (91,530  ±9,518) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: 25.1 287,505 (±2 / ±25,957)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,698 ±194 Number of households
  • the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: 12,580 ±200
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (14,245  ±36) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: 2.5 31,314 (±0 / ±105)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.9% ±2.5% (232  ±86) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: 6.2% † 434 (±2% / ±141)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,476 ±200 Number of housing units
  • the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: 14,441 ±66
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$134,200 ±$14,129 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: $114,900 ±$5,389
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.4% ±3.1% (1,995  ±461.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: 10.3% † 3,416 (±1.7% / ±570.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.3% ±4.7% (8,248  ±495.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: 83.2% 18,852 (±3.1% / ±708.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.1% ±2.6% (1,966  ±259) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: 16.7% 3,772 (±1.5% / ±343.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.1% ±1.3% (621  ±201) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: 3.5% 1,170
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6% ±1% (676  ±117) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Laurinburg, NC Micro Area: 7% † 1,796 (±0.8% / ±200)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
676 Total veterans ±117 601 Male ±106 75 Female ±48

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