Lee County, North Carolina

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 64,565
Median household income: $63,060
Median home value: $213,800

Home to 64,565 residents, Lee County is one of North Carolina's counties. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. At $63,060, its median household income sits below North Carolina's $69,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lee County's population grew 6.8% from 60,481 to 64,565, while its median household income rose 26.1% from $49,994 to $63,060.

21.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 64,565
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $63,060
Median home value: $213,800
Median gross rent: $962
Housing units: 26,854
Homeownership rate: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

60,48164,565

Median household income

$49,994$63,060

Median home value

$144,200$213,800

Median gross rent

$775$962

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	60,481	$49,994	$144,200	$775
2020	61,083	$52,294	$145,600	$800
2021	62,676	$57,674	$154,300	$845
2022	63,560	$60,941	$186,000	$923
2023	64,565	$63,060	$213,800	$962

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,987	6.2%
5 to 17	11,435	17.7%
18 to 24	5,347	8.3%
25 to 34	8,114	12.6%
35 to 44	8,355	12.9%
45 to 54	7,852	12.2%
55 to 64	8,578	13.3%
65 to 74	6,546	10.1%
75 and over	4,351	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,398	56.4%
Black or African American	11,288	17.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	57	0.1%
Asian	694	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	55	0.1%
Two or more races	2,483	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,590	21.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate26.9%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,509	14.9%
High school graduate	11,770	26.9%
Some college or associate's	16,051	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	6,488	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,978	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,499	80.7%
Carpooled	3,028	10.4%
Public transit	55	0.2%
Walked	449	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,669	5.7%
Other means	422	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,318	30.3%
15 to 29 min	8,944	32.6%
30 to 44 min	4,633	16.9%
45 to 59 min	3,088	11.2%
60+ min	2,470	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 15.5% (9,787 of 63,282)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,293	70.1%
Nonfamily households	7,366	29.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,659	91.8%
Vacant	2,195	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,263	66.0%
Renter-occupied	8,396	34.0%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other14.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,353	68.3%
1-unit, attached	193	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1,910	7.1%
5 to 19 units	1,949	7.3%
20 or more units	565	2.1%
Mobile home & other	3,884	14.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 37105
State: North Carolina
Land area: 255 sq mi
Water area: 4.13 sq mi
Center point: 35.4763, -79.1721