Cramerton vs Lowell

A side-by-side comparison of Cramerton and Lowell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cramerton has the higher population (5,376 vs 3,711 in Lowell). Cramerton has the higher median household income ($94,390 vs $51,829 in Lowell). Cramerton has the higher median home value ($322,900 vs $152,200 in Lowell).

Population, income & housing

	Cramerton	Lowell
Population	5,376	3,711
Median age	35.2 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$94,390	$51,829
Median home value	$322,900	$152,200
Median gross rent	$1,341	$1,044
Housing units	2,472	1,710
Homeownership rate	68.4%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.3%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cramerton	Lowell
Population	4,359 → 5,376 (+23.3%)	3,640 → 3,711 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$84,598 → $94,390 (+11.6%)	$53,810 → $51,829 (-3.7%)
Median home value	$206,300 → $322,900 (+56.5%)	$117,700 → $152,200 (+29.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,036 → $1,341 (+29.4%)	$840 → $1,044 (+24.3%)

Cramerton

Population

4,3595,376

Median household income

$84,598$94,390

Median home value

$206,300$322,900

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,341

Lowell

Population

3,6403,711

Median household income

$53,810$51,829

Median home value

$117,700$152,200

Median gross rent

$840$1,044

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cramerton	Lowell
Under 5	6.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	18.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	4.1%	5.3%
25 to 34	20.2%	15.3%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	10.2%	18.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.1%
75 and over	4.2%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cramerton	Lowell
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	66.6%
Black or African American	9.9%	12.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cramerton	Lowell
No high school diploma	4.0%	15.7%
High school graduate	19.0%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cramerton	Lowell
Drove alone	80.2%	73.9%
Carpooled	2.8%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	15.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cramerton	Lowell
1-unit, detached	68.6%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	10.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	2.1%
20 or more units	5.5%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Cramerton	Lowell
Poverty rate	3.8%	19.2%
Average household size	2.40	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	2001	1967