Lenoir County Information
Lenoir in
North Carolina occupies
402 square miles and has a 2006 population of
57,662, a change from a 2000 population of
59,619 and
57,274 in 1990.
12.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.2% percent is 25-35, and
13.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
383 acts of violent crime reported in
Lenoir in 2004, a change from
366 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,573 people:
5.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.3%.
Read more about
Lenoir, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Lenoir | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 402 sq. miles | Ranked 2,591 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 57,662 | Ranked 862 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 57,878 | |
| Population 2000 | 59,619 | Ranked 805 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 57,274 | Ranked 762 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 57.8% | |
| African American | 41.2% | |
| Asian American | .4% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.2% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.2% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 383 | 366 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 6 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 11 | |
| Robberies | 60 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 306 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,450 | 2,729 |
| Burglaries | 1,055 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,239 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 156 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 27,576 | 27,746 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,573 | 1,466 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.7% | 5.3% |
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