Gamewell vs Lenoir

A side-by-side comparison of Gamewell and Lenoir: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lenoir has the higher population (18,282 vs 3,701 in Gamewell). Gamewell has the higher median household income ($55,977 vs $48,889 in Lenoir). Lenoir has the higher median home value ($165,200 vs $154,100 in Gamewell).

Population, income & housing

	Gamewell	Lenoir
Population	3,701	18,282
Median age	45.7 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,977	$48,889
Median home value	$154,100	$165,200
Median gross rent	$875	$671
Housing units	1,650	8,602
Homeownership rate	72.7%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gamewell	Lenoir
Population	3,987 → 3,701 (-7.2%)	17,879 → 18,282 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$46,057 → $55,977 (+21.5%)	$36,755 → $48,889 (+33.0%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $154,100 (+51.5%)	$111,300 → $165,200 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $875 (+21.4%)	$626 → $671 (+7.2%)

Gamewell

Population

3,9873,701

Median household income

$46,057$55,977

Median home value

$101,700$154,100

Median gross rent

$721$875

Lenoir

Population

17,87918,282

Median household income

$36,755$48,889

Median home value

$111,300$165,200

Median gross rent

$626$671

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gamewell	Lenoir
Under 5	3.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	14.5%
18 to 24	9.9%	9.6%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.7%
35 to 44	6.1%	10.9%
45 to 54	20.3%	13.8%
55 to 64	19.7%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.5%	12.6%
75 and over	4.8%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gamewell	Lenoir
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	70.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.0%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gamewell	Lenoir
No high school diploma	22.4%	15.5%
High school graduate	39.7%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gamewell	Lenoir
Drove alone	59.4%	79.7%
Carpooled	33.9%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gamewell	Lenoir
1-unit, detached	67.6%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Gamewell	Lenoir
Poverty rate	17.3%	12.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	43	24
Median year structure built	1977	1973