Lake Lure, NC

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2024 Population
1,543
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
61.7
0.162% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
11.5%
28.3% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$80,357
10.4% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$627,000
22.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
563
3.92% 1-year decline

About

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.

99% of the residents in Lake Lure, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lake Lure, NC was $627,000, and the homeownership rate was 88.1%.

Most people in Lake Lure, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 39.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake Lure, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lake Lure, NC is home to a population of 1.54k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.06% of Lake Lure, NC residents were born outside of the country (78 people).

In 2024, there were 16.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.3k people) in Lake Lure, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 81 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 51 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%
2024 Citizenship
99.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Lake Lure, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Lure, NC was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Lure, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.3k ± 236
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    81 ± 80
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    51 ± 62
7.13%
Hispanic Population
110 people

In 2024, there were 16.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.3k people) in Lake Lure, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 81 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 51 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.13% of the people in Lake Lure, NC are hispanic (110 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake Lure, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.06%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
78 people
4.64%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
69 people

As of 2024, 5.06% of Lake Lure, NC residents (78 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake Lure, NC was 4.64%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    72 ± 48
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    40 ± 41
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    38 ± 32

Lake Lure, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lake Lure, NC employs 563 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake Lure, NC were Health Care & Social Assistance (97 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (77 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (59 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($209,013), Finance & Insurance ($157,917), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($106,346).

Employment

Occupations

563
2024 Value
± 136
−3.92%
1 Year decline
± 34.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Lure, NC declined at a rate of −3.92%, from 586 employees to 563 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Lure, NC, are Management Occupations (167 people), Sales & Related Occupations (66 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (51 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Lure, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

563
2024 Value
± 136
−3.92%
1 Year decline
± 34.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Lure, NC declined at a rate of −3.92%, from 586 employees to 563 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Lure, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (97 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (77 people), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing (59 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$88,958
Median earning men ± $33,262
$39,241
Median earning women ± $1,525

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($209,013), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($180,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($105,563).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($180,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,071), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($39,706).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake Lure, NC was $627,000 in 2024, which is 1.88 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $510,300 to $627,000, a 22.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Lure, NC is 88.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake Lure, NC have an average commute time of 39.3 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.

Housing

Property

$627,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$95,591
$726
Median Property Taxes
±$169

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.

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Rent vs Own

88.1%
Homeownership
2024
65.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 88.1% of the housing units in Lake Lure, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$80,357
Median Household Income
± $21,820
824
Number of Households
± 179

In 2024, the median household income of the 824 households in Lake Lure, NC grew to $80,357 from the previous year's value of $72,813.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Lure, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (59.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (29%)
  3. Carpooled (4.5%)

In 2024, 59.1% of workers in Lake Lure, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (29%) and those who carpooled to work (4.5%).

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.

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Commute Time

39.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Lure, NC have a longer commute time (39.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.85% of the workforce in Lake Lure, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Lure, NC (177 out of 1.54k 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 Females 15, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 16 - 17.

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.

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Health

90.1% of the population of Lake Lure, NC has health coverage, with 28% on employee plans, 7.71% on Medicaid, 31.6% on Medicare, 21.1% on non-group plans, and 1.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.5% were men and 55.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 8.43% under 18 years, 8.36% between 18 and 34 years, 41.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 42.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.5% were men and 55.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.92%
Uninsured
28%
Employer Coverage
7.71%
Medicaid
31.6%
Medicare
21.1%
Non-Group
1.75%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake Lure, NC grew by 77.8% from 5.58% to 9.92%.

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