Anderson Creek vs Lillington

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson Creek and Lillington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Anderson Creek has the higher population (14,021 vs 4,683 in Lillington). Anderson Creek has the higher median household income ($86,661 vs $63,393 in Lillington). Anderson Creek has the higher median home value ($251,600 vs $219,600 in Lillington).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson Creek	Lillington
Population	14,021	4,683
Median age	31.1 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$86,661	$63,393
Median home value	$251,600	$219,600
Median gross rent	$1,248	$934
Housing units	5,189	1,462
Homeownership rate	67.8%	57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson Creek	Lillington
Population	14,899 → 14,021 (-5.9%)	3,571 → 4,683 (+31.1%)
Median household income	$68,033 → $86,661 (+27.4%)	$40,000 → $63,393 (+58.5%)
Median home value	$191,700 → $251,600 (+31.2%)	$159,400 → $219,600 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,117 → $1,248 (+11.7%)	$683 → $934 (+36.7%)

Anderson Creek

Population

14,89914,021

Median household income

$68,033$86,661

Median home value

$191,700$251,600

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,248

Lillington

Population

3,5714,683

Median household income

$40,000$63,393

Median home value

$159,400$219,600

Median gross rent

$683$934

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson Creek	Lillington
Under 5	11.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	20.7%	14.6%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.8%
25 to 34	17.8%	19.5%
35 to 44	14.7%	15.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	8.7%	10.0%
65 to 74	5.1%	8.9%
75 and over	3.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson Creek	Lillington
White (non-Hispanic)	48.4%	46.7%
Black or African American	27.3%	29.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.8%
Asian	2.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson Creek	Lillington
No high school diploma	6.5%	17.4%
High school graduate	23.0%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson Creek	Lillington
Drove alone	85.3%	80.5%
Carpooled	5.8%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	6.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson Creek	Lillington
1-unit, detached	72.3%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	10.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Anderson Creek	Lillington
Poverty rate	15.7%	6.3%
Average household size	3.05	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	2004	2001