Louisburg

Population: 3,128
Median household income: $31,827
Median home value: $217,400

Louisburg, a community in Franklin County, North Carolina, has 3,128 residents. At $31,827, its median household income sits below Franklin County's $71,386.

From 2019 to 2023, Louisburg's population declined 11.4% from 3,531 to 3,128, while its median home value rose 34.9% from $161,100 to $217,400.

Households average 2.21 people. The median gross rent is $1,008.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,128
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $31,827
Median home value: $217,400
Median gross rent: $1,008
Housing units: 1,220
Homeownership rate: 32.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 26.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5313,128

Median household income

$41,250$31,827

Median home value

$161,100$217,400

Median gross rent

$586$1,008

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,531	$41,250	$161,100	$586
2020	3,694	—	$177,900	$878
2021	2,952	$23,169	$185,400	$897
2022	3,099	$41,813	$209,700	$1,006
2023	3,128	$31,827	$217,400	$1,008

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2417.0%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over15.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	160	5.1%
5 to 17	515	16.5%
18 to 24	533	17.0%
25 to 34	301	9.6%
35 to 44	279	8.9%
45 to 54	276	8.8%
55 to 64	334	10.7%
65 to 74	243	7.8%
75 and over	487	15.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,324	42.3%
Black or African American	1,470	47.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.2%
Asian	37	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	26	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	265	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	299	15.6%
High school graduate	647	33.7%
Some college or associate's	583	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	207	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	184	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	579	78.2%
Carpooled	99	13.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	4.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	234	33.2%
15 to 29 min	123	17.4%
30 to 44 min	86	12.2%
45 to 59 min	174	24.7%
60+ min	88	12.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 37.1% (887 of 2,394)

	Count	Share
Family households	587	54.3%
Nonfamily households	494	45.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,081	88.6%
Vacant	139	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	349	32.3%
Renter-occupied	732	67.7%

1-unit, detached59.8%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units13.0%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	729	59.8%
1-unit, attached	28	2.3%
2 to 4 units	159	13.0%
5 to 19 units	153	12.5%
20 or more units	90	7.4%
Mobile home & other	61	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3739360
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.0983, -78.3001