Lowell vs Ranlo

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

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

Ranlo has the higher population (4,556 vs 3,711 in Lowell). Ranlo has the higher median household income ($75,843 vs $51,829 in Lowell). Ranlo has the higher median home value ($184,500 vs $152,200 in Lowell).

Population, income & housing

	Lowell	Ranlo
Population	3,711	4,556
Median age	41.4 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,829	$75,843
Median home value	$152,200	$184,500
Median gross rent	$1,044	$1,574
Housing units	1,710	1,724
Homeownership rate	73.0%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowell	Ranlo
Population	3,640 → 3,711 (+2.0%)	3,604 → 4,556 (+26.4%)
Median household income	$53,810 → $51,829 (-3.7%)	$56,800 → $75,843 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$117,700 → $152,200 (+29.3%)	$139,900 → $184,500 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$840 → $1,044 (+24.3%)	$1,075 → $1,574 (+46.4%)

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

Ranlo

Population

3,6044,556

Median household income

$56,800$75,843

Median home value

$139,900$184,500

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,574

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lowell	Ranlo
Under 5	5.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	24.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	15.3%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	17.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.9%
55 to 64	18.8%	6.1%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.0%
75 and over	4.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowell	Ranlo
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	43.2%
Black or African American	12.2%	38.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	2.3%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	15.9%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowell	Ranlo
No high school diploma	15.7%	8.6%
High school graduate	27.3%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowell	Ranlo
Drove alone	73.9%	82.8%
Carpooled	10.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	7.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lowell	Ranlo
1-unit, detached	89.0%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	6.7%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Lowell	Ranlo
Poverty rate	19.2%	5.6%
Average household size	2.21	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1967	2001