Median Household Income
$45,143
Median Home Value
$120,500
Median Gross Rent
$861/mo
Poverty Rate
22.0%
Unemployment Rate
9.0%
Homeownership Rate
59.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16.3%
Median Age
41.9
Population Over Time
Lenoir County shrank 7.1% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
59,095
2016
58,343
2018
57,227
2020
56,350
2022
55,071
2024
54,919
Business & Industry
Lenoir County has 1,220 business establishments employing 25,562 people.
Health care and social assistance
167
Other services (except public administration)
142
Construction
142
Accommodation and food services
104
Professional, scientific, and technical services
68
Finance and insurance
68
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
60
Wholesale trade
56
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.