Lake Lure, NC

Census Place

Add Comparison

2022 Population

1,575

5% 1-year growth

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

61.6

0.485% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

7.92%

13.1% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$75,259

6.06% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$480,100

26.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Lake Lure, NC had a population of 1.58k people with a median age of 61.6 and a median household income of $75,259. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Lake Lure, NC grew from 1,500 to 1,575, a 5% increase and its median household income grew from $70,958 to $75,259, a 6.06% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lake Lure, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.43%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.03%), White (Hispanic) (0.952%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.444%).

None of the households in Lake Lure, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.5% of the residents in Lake Lure, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Lake Lure, NC was $480,100, and the homeownership rate was 84.6%.

Most people in Lake Lure, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake Lure, NC was 2 cars per household.

United States North Carolina Rutherford County, NC Forest City, NC Rutherford, Cleveland (West) & Polk Counties--Shelby City PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Lake Lure, NC is home to a population of 1.58k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 4% of Lake Lure, NC residents were born outside of the country (63 people).

In 2022, there were 27.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.46k people) in Lake Lure, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 54 Two+ (Hispanic) and 32 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.5%

2022 Citizenship

98.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.5% of Lake Lure, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Lure, NC was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake Lure, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Lure, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.46k ± 236
Two+ (Hispanic)
54 ± 45.7
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
32 ± 25.3

4.38%

Hispanic Population

69 people

4.38% of the people in Lake Lure, NC are hispanic (69 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lake Lure, NC as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2022 Foreign-Born Population

63 people

3.73%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

56 people

As of 2022, 4% of Lake Lure, NC residents (63 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake Lure, NC was 3.73%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lake Lure, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
56 ± 38
Gulf War (1990s)
50 ± 41
Gulf War (2001-)
24 ± 27

Lake Lure, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lake Lure, NC employs 601 people. The largest industries in Lake Lure, NC are Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people), Construction (65 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (64 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($192,946), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($168,194), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($167,917).

Employment

Occupations

601

2022 Value

± 129

19.5%

1 Year growth

± 25.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lake Lure, NC grew at a rate of 19.5%, from 503 employees to 601 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Lure, NC, are Management Occupations (185 people), Sales & Related Occupations (68 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (54 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Lure, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

601

2022 Value

± 129

19.5%

1 Year growth

± 25.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Lake Lure, NC grew at a rate of 19.5%, from 503 employees to 601 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Lure, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people), Construction (65 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (64 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Lure, NC, though some of these residents may live in Lake Lure, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,500

Median earning men ± $23,605

$37,708

Median earning women ± $14,262

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($192,946), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($168,542), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($138,571).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($177,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($97,656), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,167).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.881%).

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing the state of North Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Lake Lure, NC. Showing the available data for North Carolina.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (49.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.881%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.881%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in North Carolina for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from North Carolina

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Thom Tillis

Senator from North Carolina

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Ted Budd

Senator from North Carolina

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing North Carolina.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in North Carolina over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from North Carolina

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for North Carolina have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Measure

In 2022, 0.944% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.805% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.16M), Some college (1.84M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake Lure, NC was $480,100 in 2022, which is 1.7 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $378,400 to $480,100, a 26.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Lure, NC is 84.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Lake Lure, NC have an average commute time of 36.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Lure, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$480,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$89,627

$707

Median Property Taxes

±$151

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake Lure, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lake Lure, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84.6%

Homeownership

2022

65.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 84.6% of the housing units in Lake Lure, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake Lure, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Lake Lure, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$75,259

Median Household Income

± $11,837

836

Number of Households

± 152

In 2022, the median household income of the 836 households in Lake Lure, NC grew to $75,259 from the previous year's value of $70,958.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Lure, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Lure, NC is from North Carolina.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (55.5%)
Worked At Home (29.7%)
Other (5.06%)

In 2022, 55.5% of workers in Lake Lure, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29.7%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.06%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

36.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Lure, NC have a longer commute time (36.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 6% of the workforce in Lake Lure, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lake Lure, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lake Lure, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake Lure, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Lure, NC (124 out of 1.57k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake Lure, NC is White, followed by Pacific Islander and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.5% of the population of Lake Lure, NC has health coverage, with 29% on employee plans, 8.06% on Medicaid, 30.2% on Medicare, 23.4% on non-group plans, and 1.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Rutherford County, NC see 2236 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.6% decrease from the previous year (2394 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3799 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 593 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Rutherford County, NC.

2,236 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Rutherford County, NC

Primary care physicians in Rutherford County, NC see an average of 2,236 patients per year. This represents a 6.6% decrease from the previous year (2,394 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Rutherford County, NC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 9.21% under 18 years, 7.56% between 18 and 34 years, 43.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 39.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.1% were men and 54.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.49%

Uninsured

29%

Employer Coverage

8.06%

Medicaid

30.2%

Medicare

23.4%

Non-Group

1.84%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake Lure, NC grew by 27.7% from 5.87% to 7.49%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lake Lure, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Keep Exploring

North Carolina

State

Rutherford County, NC