Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC

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2024 Population

142,662

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.1

0.456% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.8%

7.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$71,448

2.24% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$268,000

11.5% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

62,470

2.43% 1-year growth

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7.55% of the households in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, 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.

97.4% of the residents in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC was $268,000, and the homeownership rate was 77.6%.

Most people in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC was 2 cars per household.

Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC borders Burke & McDowell Counties PUMA, NC, Rutherford, Cleveland (West) & Polk Counties--Shelby City PUMA, NC, Catawba County--Hickory City PUMA, NC, Iredell (South)--Mooresville Town & Statesville City PUMA, NC, Gaston County (Northwest)--Mount Holly City PUMA, NC, Mecklenburg County (North)--Huntersville, Cornelius & Davidson Towns PUMA, NC, and Union and York (West) Counties--York City PUMA, SC.

United States North Carolina South Carolina

Population & Diversity

Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC is home to a population of 143k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.85% of Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC residents were born outside of the country (6.93k people).

In 2024, there were 9.72 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (114k people) in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.22k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC are Spanish (7,814 households), Thai, Lao, or Other Tai-Kadai Languages (355 households), and Serbo-Croatian (342 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

70,902

Women

50.9%

68,418

Men

49.1%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 139,320 inhabitants, with 49.1% men, and 50.9% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC.

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Citizenship

97.4%

2024 Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
114k ± 1.48k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11.8k ± 723
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.22k ± 807

7.15%

Hispanic Population

10.2k people

7.15% of the people in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC are hispanic (10.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
1,995 ± 1,089 people
Costa Rica
710 ± 653 people
Germany
391 ± 485 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC was Mexico, the natal country of 1,995 Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC residents, followed by Costa Rica with 710 and Germany with 391.

Foreign-Born Population

4.85%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6.93k people

4.45%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.2k people

As of 2024, 4.85% of Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC residents (6.93k 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 Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC was 4.45%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
7,814 households (5.77%)
Thai, Lao, or Other Tai-Kadai Languages
355 households (0.262%)
Serbo-Croatian
342 households (0.252%)

7.55% of the households in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC was Spanish. 5.77% of the households in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,493 ± 334
Gulf War (2001-)
1,792 ± 430
Gulf War (1990s)
1,207 ± 304

Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.39 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC.

Economy

The economy of Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC employs 62.5k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC were Construction (5,152 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,662 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,226 people), and the highest paying industries were Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($159,130), Aircraft & parts manufacturing ($140,327), and Air transportation ($124,960).

Males in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC have an average income that is 1.43 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,251. The income inequality in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.438, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

28,874

Women

46.2%

33,596

Men

53.8%

The workforce of Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC in 2023 was 62,470 people, with 46.2% woman, and 53.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

62.5k

2023 Value

2.43%

1 Year growth

± 2.43%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 2.43%, from 61k employees to 62.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,064 people), Other managers (1,752 people), and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,737 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

62.5k

2023 Value

2.43%

1 Year growth

± 2.43%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 2.43%, from 61k employees to 62.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC, are Construction (5,152 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,662 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,226 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC, though some of these residents may live in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,146

Median earning men ± $1,628

$37,777

Median earning women ± $1,591

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($145,055), Information ($68,227), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,822).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,221), Public Administration ($56,270), and Wholesale Trade ($55,921).

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.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 0.962% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.979% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (35.6k), Some college (23.3k), and Bachelors Degree (18.4k).

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 Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC was $268,000 in 2024, which is 0.806 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $240,300 to $268,000, a 11.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC is 77.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC have an average commute time of 28.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$268,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,577

$43,328

Median Property Taxes

±$1,711

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 Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.6%

Homeownership

2024

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.6% of the housing units in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$71,448

Median Household Income

± $3,364

55.8k

Number of Households

± 2,055

In 2024, the median household income of the 55.8k households in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC grew to $71,448 from the previous year's value of $69,885.

The following chart displays the households in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.438

2023 Wage GINI in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC

In 2023, the income inequality in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC was 0.438 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.742% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.8%)
Worked At Home (11.3%)
Carpooled (7.81%)

In 2024, 78.8% of workers in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.81%).

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

28.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC have a longer commute time (28.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.39% of the workforce in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC (18.1k out of 142k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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

91.1% of the population of Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC has health coverage, with 43.1% on employee plans, 16.5% on Medicaid, 14.6% on Medicare, 15.3% on non-group plans, and 1.61% 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, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,413 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,413 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.93%

Uninsured

43.1%

Employer Coverage

16.5%

Medicaid

14.6%

Medicare

15.3%

Non-Group

1.61%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC declined by 6.63% from 9.56% to 8.93%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lincoln & Cleveland (East) Counties PUMA, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.