Lattimore vs Polkville

A side-by-side comparison of Lattimore and Polkville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lattimore has the higher population (549 vs 542 in Polkville). Lattimore has the higher median household income ($78,958 vs $66,607 in Polkville). Polkville has the higher median home value ($155,600 vs $137,000 in Lattimore).

Population, income & housing

	Lattimore	Polkville
Population	549	542
Median age	31.6 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,958	$66,607
Median home value	$137,000	$155,600
Median gross rent	$850	$1,014
Housing units	130	251
Homeownership rate	82.9%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lattimore	Polkville
Population	489 → 549 (+12.3%)	479 → 542 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$44,250 → $78,958 (+78.4%)	$40,000 → $66,607 (+66.5%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $137,000 (+37.8%)	$116,200 → $155,600 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $850 (+36.0%)	$839 → $1,014 (+20.9%)

Lattimore

Population

489549

Median household income

$44,250$78,958

Median home value

$99,400$137,000

Median gross rent

$625$850

Polkville

Population

479542

Median household income

$40,000$66,607

Median home value

$116,200$155,600

Median gross rent

$839$1,014

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lattimore	Polkville
Under 5	3.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	11.5%	15.9%
18 to 24	22.6%	4.1%
25 to 34	30.4%	18.3%
35 to 44	2.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	7.8%	12.9%
55 to 64	6.2%	14.4%
65 to 74	6.2%	9.4%
75 and over	9.3%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lattimore	Polkville
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	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	0.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lattimore	Polkville
No high school diploma	4.3%	6.7%
High school graduate	46.7%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lattimore	Polkville
Drove alone	99.0%	82.6%
Carpooled	0.7%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.3%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lattimore	Polkville
1-unit, detached	80.0%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	21.5%

Poverty & households

	Lattimore	Polkville
Poverty rate	3.1%	18.5%
Average household size	3.91	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1973	1968