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Lillington, NC
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Living in Lillington



Lillington is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,501 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Lillington is the 167th largest community in North Carolina. Lillington has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Lillington, where the median household income is $52,643.00.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Lillington. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Also of interest is that Lillington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Being a small town, Lillington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Lillington rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.96% of adults 25 and older in Lillington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Lillington in 2018 was $19,466, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,864 for a family of four. However, Lillington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lillington is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lillington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lillington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lillington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.07% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lillington include German, Irish, English, European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Lillington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.


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