Lumber Bridge vs McDonald

A side-by-side comparison of Lumber Bridge and McDonald: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McDonald has the higher population (99 vs 65 in Lumber Bridge). Lumber Bridge has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $53,125 in McDonald). Lumber Bridge has the higher median home value ($160,000 vs $94,200 in McDonald).

Population, income & housing

	Lumber Bridge	McDonald
Population	65	99
Median age	43.8 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$53,125
Median home value	$160,000	$94,200
Median gross rent	$1,042	—
Housing units	48	40
Homeownership rate	68.6%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lumber Bridge	McDonald
Population	75 → 65 (-13.3%)	100 → 99 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $63,750 (+82.1%)	$43,750 → $53,125 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$109,400 → $160,000 (+46.3%)	$79,300 → $94,200 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $1,042 (+43.7%)	—

Lumber Bridge

Population

7565

Median household income

$35,000$63,750

Median home value

$109,400$160,000

Median gross rent

$725$1,042

McDonald

Population

10099

Median household income

$43,750$53,125

Median home value

$79,300$94,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lumber Bridge	McDonald
Under 5	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 17	20.0%	9.1%
18 to 24	3.1%	5.1%
25 to 34	13.8%	11.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	5.1%
45 to 54	9.2%	24.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	16.2%
65 to 74	13.8%	14.1%
75 and over	12.3%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lumber Bridge	McDonald
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	27.3%
Black or African American	9.2%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.2%	51.5%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lumber Bridge	McDonald
No high school diploma	12.0%	24.1%
High school graduate	52.0%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lumber Bridge	McDonald
Drove alone	75.0%	80.0%
Carpooled	3.6%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	7.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lumber Bridge	McDonald
1-unit, detached	91.7%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Lumber Bridge	McDonald
Poverty rate	10.8%	8.1%
Average household size	1.86	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	13	35
Median year structure built	1955	1951