Lowell, NC Demographic Data
Lowell, NC Summary
Lowell is located in Gaston County in North Carolina
- Population: 3,495
- Area: 2.67 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.66 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,310.95 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 779.20 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lowell, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,939
54%
50.8
Male
1,677
46%
49.2
Total Population
3,616
323,128,000
Lowell, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
202
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
204
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
157
4.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
186
5.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
217
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
495
13.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
549
15.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
498
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
337
9.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
135
3.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
352
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
218
6.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
66
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,929
81.0%
77.2
Female
1,597
54.5%
51.3
Male
1,332
45.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,778
76.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
704
19.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
636
17.6%
15.2
Female
416
65.4%
55.8
Male
220
34.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Lowell, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,574
98.8%
96.8
White
2,693
74.5%
72.6
Black or African American
377
10.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
31
0.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
31
0.9%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
13
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
13
0.4%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
460
12.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
42
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
515
14.2%
17.8
Mexican
316
8.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
199
5.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,101
85.8%
82.2
Lowell, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
200
7.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
320
12.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,093
41.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
534
20.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
254
9.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
147
5.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
102
3.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
520
19.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,130
80.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
249
9.3%
31.2
Lowell, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
870
28.5%
33.7%
Now Married
1,212
39.7%
47.5
Divorced
466
15.3%
11.0%
Separated
105
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
400
13.1
5.8%
Lowell, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,955
86.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
459
13.4%
21.6%
Spanish
418
12.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
23
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
18
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lowell, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
65
5.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
79
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
223
17.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
171
13.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
143
11.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
267
21.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
173
13.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
129
10.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
14
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
48,024
57,617
Per capita income
20,236
31,128
Lowell, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
127
7.9%
9.8
Construction
141
8.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
236
14.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
75
4.7%
6.6
Information
15
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
436
27.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
139
8.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
63
3.9%
11.4
Public administration
71
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
175
10.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
60
3.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
64
4.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
180
11.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
385
24.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
431
26.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
407
25.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
199
12.4%
18.1%
Lowell, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,563
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,330
85.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
196
12.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
37
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.6
26.6
Lowell, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
55
4.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
407
32.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
519
41.1%
37.1
3 or more
283
22.4%
21.0
Lowell, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,264
87.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
861
68.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
403
31.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
188
12.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Lowell, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,452
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
19
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
82
5.6%
9.1
4 rooms
275
18.9%
16.5
5 rooms
388
26.7%
19.8
6 rooms
281
19.4%
17.8
7 rooms
232
16.0%
12.0
8 rooms
102
7.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
73
5.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lowell, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,452
1-unit, detached
1,140
78.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
43
3.0%
5.9
2-units
72
5.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
18
1.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
69
4.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
45
3.1%
4.4
20 or more units
4
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
61
4.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lowell, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
87
6.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
208
14.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
118
8.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
174
12.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
180
12.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
97
6.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
45
3.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
523
36.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
20
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lowell, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
725
57.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
10
0.8%
4.7
Electricity
497
39.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
24
1.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
8
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lowell, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
574
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
12
2.1%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
31
5.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
95
16.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
203
35.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
233
40.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
279
48.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
99
17.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
104
18.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
26
4.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
66
11.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lowell, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
361
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9
2.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
49
13.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
55
15.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
248
68.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
42
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
688
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
45
12.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
52
14.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
48
13.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
49
13.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
17
4.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
150
41.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Lowell, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
861
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
81
9.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
173
20.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
315
36.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
175
20.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
86
10.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
8
0.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
23
2.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
122,100
205,000
