Lake Lure, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,027. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,023 (-0.4% change)
Males: 521 (50.7%), Females: 506 (49.3%)

Rutherford County

Zip code: 28746

Demographics

Median resident age: 58.6 years
Median household income: $38,417
Median house value: $203,700

Population by Race

Races in Lake Lure:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
• Black (1.5%)
• American Indian (0.9%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (26.1%), English (24.3%), Irish (15.1%), United States (7.8%), Scotch-Irish (7.7%), French (5.1%).

Elevation: 1200 feet

Land area: 13.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lake Lure

• High school or higher: 93.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
• Unemployed: 2.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Lure town

• Never married: 12.5%
• Now married: 75.9%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 5.1%
• Divorced: 4.9%

3.1% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.9% North America, 0.6% Asia, 0.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +325 (+46.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Lure:

• ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; COLUMBUS, NC)
• JULIAN F KEITH ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE TX (about 15 miles; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC)
• RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC (about 16 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Lure:

• ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 24 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
• GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 39 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
• DONALDSON CENTER (about 50 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Lure:

• RUTHERFORD CO – MARCHMAN FIELD (about 18 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; Abbreviation: FQD)
• HENDERSONVILLE (about 19 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 0A7)
• FAIRVIEW (about 21 miles; LANDRUM, SC; Abbreviation: 33A)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Lure:

• SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
• ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 29 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 36 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
• GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
• FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
• BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)