Moving to Landis, North Carolina

Population: 2,996. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,064 (+2.3% change)
Males: 1,444 (48.2%), Females: 1,552 (51.8%)

Rowan County

Zip code: 28088

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $36,594
Median house value: $91,300

Population by Race

Races in Landis:

• White Non-Hispanic (86.4%)
• Hispanic (8.3%)
• Other race (2.5%)
• Black (2.5%)
• Other Asian (1.1%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)
• American Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.8%), United States (14.6%), Irish (9.8%), English (4.5%), French (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).

Elevation: 850 feet

Land area: 2.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Landis

• High school or higher: 70.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
• Unemployed: 2.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Landis town

• Never married: 19.7%
• Now married: 58.0%
• Separated: 2.3%
• Widowed: 10.3%
• Divorced: 9.7%

7.7% Foreign born (7.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +469 (+18.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Landis:

• NORTHEAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; CONCORD, NC)
• ROWAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; SALISBURY, NC)
• PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Landis:

• CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 33 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
• SMITH REYNOLDS (about 49 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
• HICKORY REGIONAL (about 55 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Landis:

• ROWAN COUNTY (about 9 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Abbreviation: RUQ)
• CONCORD REGIONAL (about 13 miles; CONCORD, NC; Abbreviation: JQF)
• LAKE NORMAN AIRPARK (about 21 miles; MOORESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 14A)

Amtrak stations near Landis:

• 4 miles: KANNAPOLIS (306 N. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
• 14 miles: SALISBURY (DEPOT & LIBERTY STS.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Landis:

• ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 19 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
• CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
• FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
• GASTON COLLEGE (about 43 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
• WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
• WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)

Public primary/middle schools in Landis:

• LANDIS ELEMENTARY (Students: 745; Location: 801 W RYDER AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
• CORRIHER LIPE MIDDLE (Students: 649; Location: 214 W RICE ST; Grades: 06 – 08)