Lake Lure, NC Demographic Data
Lake Lure, NC Summary
Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County in North Carolina
- Population: 1,201
- Area: 14.59 sq. miles
- Land Area: 13.38 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.21 sq. miles
- Population Density: 82.32 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,191.93 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lake Lure, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
687
50%
50.8
Male
676
50%
49.2
Total Population
1,363
323,128,000
Lake Lure, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
38
2.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
16
1.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
49
3.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
22
1.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
43
3.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
44
3.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
107
7.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
218
16.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
85
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
142
10.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
368
27.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
204
15.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
27
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,244
91.3%
77.2
Female
616
49.5%
51.3
Male
628
50.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,218
89.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
703
51.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
599
43.9%
15.2
Female
294
49.1%
55.8
Male
305
50.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
63
0.0%
0.0
Lake Lure, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,343
98.5%
96.8
White
1,289
94.6%
72.6
Black or African American
15
1.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
11
0.8%
0.8
Asian
23
1.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
10
0.7%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
4
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
9
0.7%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
5
0.4%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
20
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1
0.1%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
1
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,362
99.9%
82.2
Lake Lure, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11
0.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
50
4.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
152
12.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
314
26.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
142
11.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
330
27.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
196
16.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
61
5.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,134
94.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
526
44.0%
31.2
Lake Lure, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
145
11.5%
33.7%
Now Married
892
70.8%
47.5
Divorced
128
10.2%
11.0%
Separated
31
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
64
5.1
5.8%
Lake Lure, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,253
94.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
72
5.4%
21.6%
Spanish
7
0.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
29
2.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
14
1.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
22
1.7%
1.1%
Lake Lure, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
25
3.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
31
4.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
48
7.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
66
9.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
117
17.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
92
13.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
73
11.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
102
15.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
47
7.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
65
9.8%
6.4
Median household income
60,921
57,617
Per capita income
44,439
31,128
Lake Lure, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
14
3.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
59
12.9%
9.8
Construction
27
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
60
13.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
65
14.2%
6.6
Information
20
4.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
26
5.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
14
3.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
88
19.2%
11.4
Public administration
12
2.6%
4.6
Retail trade
60
13.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5
1.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
31
6.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
187
40.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
28
6.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
125
27.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
88
19.2%
18.1%
Lake Lure, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
448
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
322
71.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
25
5.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
22
4.9%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
79
17.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.7
26.6
Lake Lure, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
9
1.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
224
33.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
316
47.4%
37.1
3 or more
117
17.6%
21.0
Lake Lure, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
666
29.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
534
80.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
132
19.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,598
70.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
27
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Lake Lure, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,264
1 room
91
4.0%
2.4
2 rooms
44
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
175
7.7%
9.1
4 rooms
422
18.6%
16.5
5 rooms
335
14.8%
19.8
6 rooms
494
21.8%
17.8
7 rooms
288
12.7%
12.0
8 rooms
156
6.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
259
11.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lake Lure, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,264
1-unit, detached
1,694
74.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
124
5.5%
5.9
2-units
51
2.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
160
7.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
134
5.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
11
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
90
4.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lake Lure, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
67
3.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
86
3.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
165
7.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
127
5.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
354
15.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
547
24.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
392
17.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
515
22.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
11
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lake Lure, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
24
3.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
74
11.1%
4.7
Electricity
529
79.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
21
3.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
15
2.3%
1.9
Solar energy
3
0.5%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lake Lure, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
327
47295100.0
Less than $500
3
0.9%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
20
6.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
39
11.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
45
13.8%
11.8%
$500 to $999
49
15.0%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
66
20.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
105
32.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
125
38.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
22
6.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
87
26.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
26
8.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
64
19.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
3
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Lure, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
125
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
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
28
22.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
46
36.8%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
51
40.8%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
7
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
870
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
6
5.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
14
11.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
17
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
8.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
12
9.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
62
51.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Lake Lure, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
534
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
6
1.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
7
1.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
24
4.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
77
14.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
131
24.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
127
23.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
141
26.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
21
3.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
323,400
205,000
