Lee County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 35,92656.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 12,99420.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 11,27917.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,5604.0%Two or more races
  • 7311.1%Asian alone
  • 3250.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1180.2%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $231,876

Here:	$231,876
State:	$316,354

Townhouses or other attached units: $143,798

Here:	$143,798
State:	$269,203

In 2-unit structures: $217,916

Here:	$217,916
State:	$212,322

Mobile homes: $86,036

Here:	$86,036
State:	$90,232

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 11
• Thefts: 42
• Auto thefts: 6

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 11
• Thefts: 27
• Auto thefts: 6

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,898 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,299 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lee County is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $697 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sanford, Broadway.

Neighboring counties: Duplin County , Meigs County, Tennessee , Richmond County , Gray County, Texas , Hemphill County, Texas , Moore County, Texas .

Current college students: 1,780
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,572 (31.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5702010 or later
• 1,8022000 to 2009
• 1,7921990 to 1999
• 1,0491980 to 1989
• 2571970 to 1979
• 313Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,305
• One, attached: 206
• Two: 920
• 3 or 4: 1,103
• 5 to 9: 1,157
• 10 to 19: 515
• 20 to 49: 380
• 50 or more: 129
• Mobile homes: 4,115

Housing units in Lee County with a mortgage: 9,609 (923 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 747 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 202

Religion statistics for Lee County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lee County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
• North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4285: October 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4285, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1969: April 19, 2011, FEMA Id: 1969, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
• North Carolina Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 24, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1312: January 31, 2000, FEMA Id: 1312, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• North Carolina Hurricane Floyd & Irene, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to November 02, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1292: September 16, 1999, FEMA Id: 1292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 15, 1999 to October 04, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3146: September 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 3146, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.82% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,588 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.46% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($32,462 average AGI)
3.37% relocated from other states ($27,126 average AGI)

Lee County:	3.37%
North Carolina average:	4.18%

from Wake County, NC	1.64% ($54,255 average AGI)
from Harnett County, NC	1.39% ($40,905)
from Chatham County, NC	0.73% ($52,118)
from Cumberland County, NC	0.52% ($44,115)
from Moore County, NC	0.50% ($46,350)
from Durham County, NC	0.25% ($54,763)
from Guilford County, NC	0.16% ($41,865)

8.52% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($66,273 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.92% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($43,519 average AGI)
2.59% relocated to other states ($22,754 average AGI)

Lee County:	2.59%
North Carolina average:	3.18%

to Harnett County, NC	1.79% ($42,677 average AGI)
to Wake County, NC	0.96% ($44,851)
to Moore County, NC	0.56% ($52,063)
to Cumberland County, NC	0.49% ($32,116)
to Chatham County, NC	0.46% ($65,906)
to Durham County, NC	0.15% ($62,686)
to Johnston County, NC	0.15% ($42,118)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lee County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,827 (2,476 living alone), Female householders: 12,800 (3,448 living alone)

• 11,344 spouses (11,223 opposite-sex spouses), 2,307 unmarried partners, (2,266 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 18,647 children (17,626 natural, 206 adopted, 808 stepchildren), 1,793 grandchildren, 1,033 brothers or sisters, 583 parents, 7 foster children, 1,120 other relatives, 1,505 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 851

Size of family households: 7,384 2-persons, 4,250 3-persons, 3,543 4-persons, 1,160 5-persons, 597 6-persons, 367 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,924 1-person, 1,164 2-persons, 157 3-persons, 31 5-persons.

7,612 married couples with children.
5,180 single-parent households (1,527 men, 3,653 women).

81.7% of residents of Lee speak English at home.
17.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $286,793,000 ($5,834 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,802,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $150,483,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,566,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,584,000
Federal grants: $54,783,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,599,000 ($795,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,778,000 ($3,163,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,347,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,404,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,427,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-43 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.22 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

• Year house built in Lee County, North Carolina
• 862020 or later
• 2,4972010 to 2019
• 4,5952000 to 2009
• 4,5201990 to 1999
• 4,7241980 to 1989
• 4,0081970 to 1979
• 1,9201960 to 1969
• 2,3561950 to 1959
• 8801940 to 1949
• 8391939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee County, North Carolina
• 301 room
• 352 rooms
• 2523 rooms
• 8184 rooms
• 3,9845 rooms
• 4,0266 rooms
• 2,7027 rooms
• 1,9338 rooms
• 2,4029+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County, North Carolina
• 901 room
• 1922 rooms
• 1,0803 rooms
• 2,6304 rooms
• 2,3115 rooms
• 1,1216 rooms
• 4647 rooms
• 1988 rooms
• 1629+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee County, North Carolina
• 53no bedroom
• 1011 bedroom
• 1,7322 bedrooms
• 10,4723 bedrooms
• 3,1234 bedrooms
• 7205+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County, North Carolina
• 91no bedroom
• 1,1241 bedroom
• 3,6192 bedrooms
• 3,0743 bedrooms
• 3474 bedrooms
• 435+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 346no vehicle
• 3,3461 vehicle
• 5,8832 vehicles
• 4,3323 vehicles
• 1,3824 vehicles
• 9805+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in renter-occupied apartments
• 634no vehicle
• 3,5821 vehicle
• 2,6302 vehicles
• 1,2023 vehicles
• 2674 vehicles
• 595+ vehicles

89.6% of Lee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in North Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 39,704
• Other state: 16,933
• Northeast: 5,591
• Midwest: 2,923
• South: 6,420
• West: 1,988

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,169
• Number of aged recipients: 150
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,019
• Number of recipients under 18: 201
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 680
• Number of recipients older than 64: 288
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 496
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 481