Laurinburg

Population: 15,079
Median household income: $39,258
Median home value: $121,500

Laurinburg, a community in Scotland County, North Carolina, has 15,079 residents. The median household income of $39,258 is below the Scotland County median ($43,500).

Between 2019 and 2023, Laurinburg's population held roughly steady from 15,119 to 15,079, while its median home value rose 17.7% from $103,200 to $121,500.

18.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 45.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,079
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $39,258
Median home value: $121,500
Median gross rent: $766
Housing units: 6,289
Homeownership rate: 45.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,11915,079

Median household income

$30,862$39,258

Median home value

$103,200$121,500

Median gross rent

$693$766

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,119	$30,862	$103,200	$693
2020	15,118	$29,787	$105,100	$674
2021	15,242	$35,776	$108,600	$713
2022	14,971	$38,015	$121,100	$750
2023	15,079	$39,258	$121,500	$766

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,025	6.8%
5 to 17	2,545	16.9%
18 to 24	1,531	10.2%
25 to 34	1,925	12.8%
35 to 44	1,628	10.8%
45 to 54	1,702	11.3%
55 to 64	2,047	13.6%
65 to 74	1,535	10.2%
75 and over	1,141	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,000	33.2%
Black or African American	7,238	48.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,116	7.4%
Asian	340	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	118	0.8%
Two or more races	641	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	626	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,665	16.7%
High school graduate	3,573	35.8%
Some college or associate's	2,863	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,172	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	705	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,312	80.0%
Carpooled	558	10.4%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	46	0.9%
Bicycle	16	0.3%
Worked from home	423	7.9%
Other means	27	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,339	47.1%
15 to 29 min	1,372	27.6%
30 to 44 min	733	14.8%
45 to 59 min	306	6.2%
60+ min	215	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 32.0% (4,552 of 14,219)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,330	61.5%
Nonfamily households	2,084	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,414	86.1%
Vacant	875	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,475	45.7%
Renter-occupied	2,939	54.3%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units15.5%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,065	64.6%
1-unit, attached	134	2.1%
2 to 4 units	977	15.5%
5 to 19 units	618	9.8%
20 or more units	217	3.5%
Mobile home & other	278	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3737220
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 34.7621, -79.4774