Lenoir is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 16,653 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Lenoir is the 54th largest community in North Carolina.

When you are in Lenoir, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.5% of Lenoir's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Lenoir is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lenoir who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.12%), sales jobs (10.13%), and management occupations (8.64%).

One of the benefits of Lenoir is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.37 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small city, Lenoir doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Lenoir Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Lenoir rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.34% of adults 25 and older in Lenoir have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Lenoir in 2000 was $16,697, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,788 for a family of four.

Lenoir is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lenoir home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lenoir is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lenoir include German, English, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Lenoir is English. Some people also speak Spanish.