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Lowell, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $193,572 (it was $72,500 in 2000)
Lowell:

$193,572
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $140,897 - $296,801

Total population: 3,613 (Urban population: 2,666, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 1,578 (1,539 occupied: 1,124 owner occupied, 448 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

28%
State:

33%

Housing density: 600 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $103,833.

Median contract rent in 2022: $927 (lower quartile is $640, upper quartile is $1,147)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $894


Median gross rent in Lowell, NC in 2022: $1,087

Housing units in Lowell with a mortgage: 810 (95 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 90 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $73,972

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $54,860

Median monthly housing costs: $1,096

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Lowell, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1969

Median year apartment built: 1973

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,776
  • Male householders: 797 (298 living alone), Female householders: 723 (173 living alone)
  • 487 spouses (476 opposite-sex spouses), 127 unmarried partners, (127 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 980 children (778 natural, 73 adopted, 128 stepchildren), 119 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 0 foster children, 117 other relatives, 313 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 42

Size of family households: 470 2-persons, 172 3-persons, 162 4-persons, 94 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 471 1-person, 113 2-persons, 31 3-persons.

305 married couples with children.
315 single-parent households (95 men, 220 women).

84.3% of residents of Lowell speak English at home.
11.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 62% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 353 (9.3%)
(39.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.0
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lowell, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lowell, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 2582 bedrooms
  • 6203 bedrooms
  • 2024 bedrooms
  • 445+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lowell, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lowell, North Carolina
  • 10no bedroom
  • 431 bedroom
  • 1592 bedrooms
  • 1663 bedrooms
  • 204 bedrooms
  • 515+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lowell in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lowell in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 11no vehicle
  • 3801 vehicle
  • 4302 vehicles
  • 1773 vehicles
  • 1254 vehicles
  • 35+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lowell in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lowell in renter-occupied apartments
  • 26no vehicle
  • 2101 vehicle
  • 1422 vehicles
  • 713 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lowell, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lowell, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 293 rooms
  • 1484 rooms
  • 1815 rooms
  • 4326 rooms
  • 1237 rooms
  • 1118 rooms
  • 1029+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lowell, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lowell, North Carolina
  • 101 room
  • 172 rooms
  • 333 rooms
  • 724 rooms
  • 1965 rooms
  • 636 rooms
  • 517 rooms
  • 78 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Lowell, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lowell, NC in 2022
  • 66Less than $10,000
  • 66$10,000 to $19,999
  • 266$20,000 to $29,999
  • 176$30,000 to $39,999
  • 77$40,000 to $49,999
  • 74$50,000 to $59,999
  • 148$60,000 to $74,999
  • 232$75,000 to $99,999
  • 154$100,000 to $124,999
  • 70$125,000 to $149,999
  • 58$150,000 to $199,999
  • 112$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lowell, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Lowell, NC in 2022
  • 12$10,000 to $14,999
  • 7$15,000 to $19,999
  • 28$40,000 to $49,999
  • 5$60,000 to $69,999
  • 15$70,000 to $79,999
  • 36$90,000 to $99,999
  • 208$100,000 to $124,999
  • 52$125,000 to $149,999
  • 49$150,000 to $174,999
  • 75$175,000 to $199,999
  • 137$200,000 to $249,999
  • 174$250,000 to $299,999
  • 139$300,000 to $399,999
  • 8$400,000 to $499,999
  • 12$500,000 to $749,999
  • 4$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Lowell, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lowell, NC in 2022
  • 9Less than $100
  • 33$350 to $399
  • 63$400 to $449
  • 3$450 to $499
  • 60$600 to $649
  • 7$700 to $749
  • 57$800 to $899
  • 46$900 to $999
  • 77$1,000 to $1,249
  • 98$1,500 to $1,999
  • 24No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.9%
Number of people working at home: 300 (16.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 24
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 112
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 332
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 234
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 345
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 119
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 127
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 20
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 17
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 174
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 20
  • 90 or more minutes: 72
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lowell

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,398 (73.8%)
  • Carpooled: 167 (8.8%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 17 (0.9%)
  • Worked at home: 300 (15.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 0.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 9.1%Males
  • 7.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lowell, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lowell, North Carolina
  • 1452010 or later
  • 272000 to 2009
  • 1441990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 0Before 1970
Ancestries in Lowell, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 503 (23.9%)
  • English: 447 (21.2%)
  • German: 99 (4.7%)
  • Irish: 48 (2.3%)
  • Italian: 47 (2.2%)
  • French: 27 (1.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 11 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 10 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 9 (0.4%)
  • Russian: 8 (0.4%)
  • African: 8 (0.4%)
  • Palestinian: 6 (0.3%)
  • British: 4 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 3 (0.1%)
  • Guyanese: 3 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Lowell:

49.4% (160)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

Philippines
Lowell:

11.1% (36)
North Carolina:

2.4% (20,695)

Laos
Lowell:

6.2% (20)
North Carolina:

0.6% (4,983)

El Salvador
Lowell:

5.2% (17)
North Carolina:

3.8% (33,379)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Lowell:

4.3% (14)
North Carolina:

3.2% (27,477)

Russia
Lowell:

3.4% (11)
North Carolina:

0.9% (8,067)

Ecuador
Lowell:

2.8% (9)
North Carolina:

0.9% (7,765)

Asia, n.e.c.
Lowell:

2.5% (8)
North Carolina:

0.1% (1,164)

Dominican Republic
Lowell:

2.5% (8)
North Carolina:

1.7% (15,135)

England
Lowell:

1.5% (5)
North Carolina:

1.2% (10,140)

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

  • This state: 2,361
  • Other state: 1,047
  • Northeast: 301
  • Midwest: 122
  • South: 490
  • West: 137

93.7% of Lowell residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83.5% lived in North Carolina.


Lowell:

93.7%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 7
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 14
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 49
  • 9th grade: 5
  • 10th grade: 8
  • 11th grade: 18
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 29
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 371
  • Less than 1 year of college: 39
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 348
  • Associate degree: 165
  • Bachelor's degree: 196
  • Master's degree: 21
  • Professional school degree: 7
  • Doctorate degree: 13
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 12
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 67
  • 10th grade: 51
  • 11th grade: 12
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 26
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 378
  • Less than 1 year of college: 111
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 130
  • Associate degree: 212
  • Bachelor's degree: 160
  • Master's degree: 73
  • Professional school degree: 4
  • Doctorate degree: 8
Educational Attainment for Females
Lowell marital status for males
Lowell marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,450
  • One, attached: 13
  • Two: 6
  • 5 to 9: 48
  • 20 to 49: 9
  • 50 or more: 4
  • Mobile homes: 46

House/condo owner moved in on average 6 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Lowell
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lowell, NC
  • 69.7%Utility gas
  • 28.1%Electricity
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lowell, NC
  • 57.5%Electricity
  • 42.5%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 177
Here:

38.6%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
Here:

11.0%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here:

9.9%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability