Lilesville vs McFarlan

A side-by-side comparison of Lilesville and McFarlan: population, income, housing, and more.

Lilesville and McFarlan are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lilesville has the higher population (791 vs 124 in McFarlan). Since 2019, Lilesville's population has grown faster (+47.3% vs +7.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Lilesville	McFarlan
Population	791	124
Median age	41.2 yrs	25.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,250	—
Median home value	$113,900	—
Median gross rent	$877	—
Housing units	306	39
Homeownership rate	93.3%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	27.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lilesville	McFarlan
Population	537 → 791 (+47.3%)	115 → 124 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$47,935 → $54,250 (+13.2%)	$50,250 → $58,250 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$96,100 → $113,900 (+18.5%)	$75,500 → $75,000 (-0.7%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $877 (+20.5%)	—

Lilesville

Population

537791

Median household income

$47,935$54,250

Median home value

$96,100$113,900

Median gross rent

$728$877

McFarlan

Population

115124

Median household income

$50,250$58,250

Median home value

$75,500$75,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lilesville	McFarlan
Under 5	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.9%	47.6%
18 to 24	13.1%	1.6%
25 to 34	6.4%	4.8%
35 to 44	20.1%	12.9%
45 to 54	6.1%	21.0%
55 to 64	15.5%	4.8%
65 to 74	15.2%	5.6%
75 and over	4.8%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lilesville	McFarlan
White (non-Hispanic)	22.5%	30.6%
Black or African American	73.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	69.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lilesville	McFarlan
No high school diploma	4.1%	41.3%
High school graduate	41.7%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	11.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.6%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lilesville	McFarlan
Drove alone	73.6%	62.9%
Carpooled	6.5%	34.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	2.9%
Worked from home	19.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lilesville	McFarlan
1-unit, detached	78.1%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.9%	33.3%

Poverty & households

	Lilesville	McFarlan
Poverty rate	20.9%	64.5%
Average household size	2.80	3.54
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1964	1967