Lasker vs Severn

A side-by-side comparison of Lasker and Severn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Severn has the higher population (195 vs 169 in Lasker). Lasker has the higher median household income ($64,167 vs $52,188 in Severn). Severn has the higher median home value ($122,900 vs $115,300 in Lasker).

Population, income & housing

	Lasker	Severn
Population	169	195
Median age	33.8 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,167	$52,188
Median home value	$115,300	$122,900
Median gross rent	—	$783
Housing units	65	90
Homeownership rate	78.3%	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lasker	Severn
Population	173 → 169 (-2.3%)	212 → 195 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$80,625 → $64,167 (-20.4%)	$33,125 → $52,188 (+57.5%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $115,300 (+68.8%)	$98,900 → $122,900 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $654 (+3.0%)	$861 → $783 (-9.1%)

Lasker

Population

173169

Median household income

$80,625$64,167

Median home value

$68,300$115,300

Median gross rent

$635$654

Severn

Population

212195

Median household income

$33,125$52,188

Median home value

$98,900$122,900

Median gross rent

$861$783

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lasker	Severn
Under 5	13.0%	9.7%
5 to 17	21.9%	13.8%
18 to 24	4.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	22.6%
35 to 44	0.6%	4.1%
45 to 54	9.5%	0.5%
55 to 64	18.9%	22.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	20.0%
75 and over	5.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lasker	Severn
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	69.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	17.4%
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%	12.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lasker	Severn
No high school diploma	7.8%	4.7%
High school graduate	40.8%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	46.6%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lasker	Severn
Drove alone	91.7%	78.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	9.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lasker	Severn
1-unit, detached	95.4%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Lasker	Severn
Poverty rate	6.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.82	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	20	37
Median year structure built	1947	1953