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- Statesville is 0% more densely populated than Lenoir.
- People are 4.2% less likely to be married in Statesville.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years younger in Statesville.
 Lenoir, NCStatesville, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock27,777329,725,481
 Female Population54.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.938.4
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 Population - 201018,219  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,320285,036,114
 Population - 199014,192  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now26.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,140.093.4
 Land Area20.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lenoir, NCStatesville, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Lenoir, NCStatesville, NCUnited States
 White71.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock32.5%12.2%
 Asian0.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lenoir, NCStatesville, NCUnited States
 Married Population45.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.6%50.2%
 Never Married31.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.2%10.8%
 Widowed8.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.382.60
 Households7,397  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,19480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,838  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lenoir    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I wrote a positive review of Lenoir 4 years ago and my opinion of the town has nothing but improved since living here over time. They've added a new movie theater, new  More

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Over 11 years ago

I know the unemployment rate in Lenoir is not superb, but the lifestyle here is wonderful! I've lived outside Chicago, rural Oklahoma and New Hampshire, outside Ft.  More

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As a lifelong resident, one of the primary reasons I remained here was the abundance of employment. But in the late 90's we began a slow downturn, until many of the  More

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Reviews for Statesville    8 Reviews

It feels like I stepped into a time portal and went back fifty years ago to the past. People are very racist here from the police to the bank tellers and real estate  More

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Over 4 years ago

Pre pandemic: 2/5 Everything is affordable but there’s a lot of dead shopping centers. Lots of trashy or broken areas. Absolutely nothing to do on Friday and Saturday  More

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Over 11 years ago

The cost of living is very affordable. There are not many places that one can live on the lake in an incredible home for a decent  More

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