Lilesville, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
971
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.5
11.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
10.5%
49.6% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$41,389
23.7% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$116,200
2.02% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
320
0.621% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Lilesville, 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.

100% of the residents in Lilesville, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lilesville, NC was $116,200, and the homeownership rate was 87.9%.

Most people in Lilesville, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Lilesville, NC was 4 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lilesville, NC is home to a population of 971 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Lilesville, NC residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 2.74 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (642 people) in Lilesville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 234 White (Non-Hispanic) and 95 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Lilesville, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lilesville, NC was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lilesville, NC
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    642 ± 313
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    234 ± 122
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    95 ± 187

In 2024, there were 2.74 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (642 people) in Lilesville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 234 White (Non-Hispanic) and 95 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lilesville, 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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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    36 ± 49
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    17 ± 38
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    7 ± 17

Lilesville, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.12 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lilesville, NC employs 320 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lilesville, NC were Manufacturing (90 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (90 people), and Finance & Insurance (37 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,529), Public Administration ($50,625), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,750).

Employment

Occupations

320
2024 Value
± 151
−0.621%
1 Year decline
± 64.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lilesville, NC declined at a rate of −0.621%, from 322 employees to 320 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lilesville, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (76 people), Management Occupations (62 people), and Material Moving Occupations (42 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lilesville, 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

320
2024 Value
± 151
−0.621%
1 Year decline
± 64.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lilesville, NC declined at a rate of −0.621%, from 322 employees to 320 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lilesville, NC, are Manufacturing (90 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (90 people), and Finance & Insurance (37 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lilesville, NC, though some of these residents may live in Lilesville, 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

$43,750
Median earning men ± $25,208
$42,125
Median earning women ± $4,270

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,529) and Manufacturing ($34,730).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($45,500) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,750).

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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 Lilesville, NC was $116,200 in 2024, which is 0.349 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $113,900 to $116,200, a 2.02% increase. The homeownership rate in Lilesville, NC is 87.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lilesville, NC have an average commute time of 29.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lilesville, NC is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$116,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,634
$246
Median Property Taxes
±$99

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 Lilesville, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

87.9%
Homeownership
2024
31.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 87.9% of the housing units in Lilesville, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 93.3%.

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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.
$41,389
Median Household Income
± $26,071
280
Number of Households
± 104

In 2024, the median household income of the 280 households in Lilesville, NC declined from $41,389 from the previous year's value of $54,250.

The following chart displays the households in Lilesville, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lilesville, 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 (66.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (24.1%)
  3. Carpooled (9.06%)

In 2024, 66.3% of workers in Lilesville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.1%) and those who carpooled to work (9.06%).

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.

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Commute Time

29.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lilesville, NC have a longer commute time (29.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.12% of the workforce in Lilesville, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

4 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lilesville, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lilesville, NC have 4 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lilesville, NC (102 out of 971 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lilesville, NC is Black, followed by White and Native American.

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

82.7% of the population of Lilesville, NC has health coverage, with 30.7% on employee plans, 17.7% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 18.8% on non-group plans, and 0.721% 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, 52.5% were men and 47.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.1% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.5% were men and 47.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

17.3%
Uninsured
30.7%
Employer Coverage
17.7%
Medicaid
14.7%
Medicare
18.8%
Non-Group
0.721%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lilesville, NC grew by 61% from 10.7% to 17.3%.

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