Leggett vs Pinetops

A side-by-side comparison of Leggett and Pinetops: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pinetops has the higher population (1,323 vs 50 in Leggett). Pinetops has the higher median household income ($54,196 vs $42,188 in Leggett). Since 2019, Leggett's population has grown faster (+13.6% vs +5.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Leggett	Pinetops
Population	50	1,323
Median age	65.3 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$42,188	$54,196
Median home value	—	$132,600
Median gross rent	—	$719
Housing units	36	681
Homeownership rate	100.0%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leggett	Pinetops
Population	44 → 50 (+13.6%)	1,259 → 1,323 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$29,688 → $42,188 (+42.1%)	$29,345 → $54,196 (+84.7%)
Median home value	$73,100 → $74,300 (+1.6%)	$66,800 → $132,600 (+98.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$583 → $719 (+23.3%)

Leggett

Population

4450

Median household income

$29,688$42,188

Median home value

$73,100$74,300

Pinetops

Population

1,2591,323

Median household income

$29,345$54,196

Median home value

$66,800$132,600

Median gross rent

$583$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leggett	Pinetops
Under 5	24.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	2.0%	15.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.2%
35 to 44	6.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	4.0%	15.3%
65 to 74	52.0%	15.3%
75 and over	2.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leggett	Pinetops
White (non-Hispanic)	22.0%	40.2%
Black or African American	78.0%	56.6%
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	0.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leggett	Pinetops
No high school diploma	48.6%	19.4%
High school graduate	27.0%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leggett	Pinetops
Drove alone	93.8%	81.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leggett	Pinetops
1-unit, detached	88.9%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Leggett	Pinetops
Poverty rate	2.0%	18.4%
Average household size	1.92	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1943	1973