Lowell

Population: 3,711
Median household income: $51,829
Median home value: $152,200

Located in Gaston County, North Carolina, Lowell is a community with a population of 3,711. At $51,829, its median household income sits below Gaston County's $65,472.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lowell's population grew 2.0% from 3,640 to 3,711, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $117,700 to $152,200.

89.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,711
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $51,829
Median home value: $152,200
Median gross rent: $1,044
Housing units: 1,710
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6403,711

Median household income

$53,810$51,829

Median home value

$117,700$152,200

Median gross rent

$840$1,044

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,640	$53,810	$117,700	$840
2020	3,676	$42,902	$119,700	$927
2021	3,650	$44,375	$123,800	$945
2022	3,692	$55,481	$153,300	$1,031
2023	3,711	$51,829	$152,200	$1,044

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6418.8%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	198	5.3%
5 to 17	577	15.5%
18 to 24	196	5.3%
25 to 34	566	15.3%
35 to 44	455	12.3%
45 to 54	453	12.2%
55 to 64	698	18.8%
65 to 74	411	11.1%
75 and over	157	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,472	66.6%
Black or African American	454	12.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	85	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	110	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	590	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate27.3%

Some college or associate's40.1%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	431	15.7%
High school graduate	747	27.3%
Some college or associate's	1,099	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	337	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	126	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,297	73.9%
Carpooled	176	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	269	15.3%
Other means	8	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	517	34.8%
15 to 29 min	567	38.2%
30 to 44 min	227	15.3%
45 to 59 min	82	5.5%
60+ min	92	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 19.2% (707 of 3,680)

	Count	Share
Family households	949	57.0%
Nonfamily households	716	43.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,665	97.4%
Vacant	45	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,215	73.0%
Renter-occupied	450	27.0%

1-unit, detached89.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,522	89.0%
1-unit, attached	19	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5	0.3%
5 to 19 units	36	2.1%
20 or more units	48	2.8%
Mobile home & other	80	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3739480
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.2758, -81.1049