Locust

Population: 5,529
Median household income: $78,280
Median home value: $285,800

Located in Stanly County, North Carolina, Locust is a community with a population of 5,529. At $78,280, its median household income sits above Stanly County's $61,631.

From 2019 to 2023, Locust's population grew 67.7% from 3,297 to 5,529, while its median home value rose 66.6% from $171,600 to $285,800.

The median gross rent is $887. 18.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,529
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $78,280
Median home value: $285,800
Median gross rent: $887
Housing units: 2,099
Homeownership rate: 88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2975,529

Median household income

$54,710$78,280

Median home value

$171,600$285,800

Median gross rent

$885$887

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,297	$54,710	$171,600	$885
2020	3,439	$55,684	$178,200	$831
2021	4,275	$54,617	$201,600	$789
2022	4,700	$52,551	$263,700	$833
2023	5,529	$78,280	$285,800	$887

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	504	9.1%
5 to 17	966	17.5%
18 to 24	608	11.0%
25 to 34	659	11.9%
35 to 44	391	7.1%
45 to 54	483	8.7%
55 to 64	945	17.1%
65 to 74	524	9.5%
75 and over	449	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,131	92.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	102	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	296	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	471	13.6%
High school graduate	1,141	33.1%
Some college or associate's	1,187	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	439	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	213	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,561	78.1%
Carpooled	212	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	226	11.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	238	13.4%
15 to 29 min	329	18.6%
30 to 44 min	639	36.0%
45 to 59 min	463	26.1%
60+ min	104	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 8.2% (452 of 5,529)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,296	68.6%
Nonfamily households	592	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,888	89.9%
Vacant	211	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,663	88.1%
Renter-occupied	225	11.9%

1-unit, detached84.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,776	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	83	4.0%
20 or more units	25	1.2%
Mobile home & other	215	10.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3738860
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2686, -80.4367