Moving to Lawndale, North Carolina

Population: 642. Estimated population in July 2024: 636 (-0.9% change)
Males: 295 (46.0%), Females: 347 (54.0%)

Cleveland County

Zip code: 28090

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $30,250
Median house value: $51,700

Population by Race

Races in Lawndale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.3%)
  • Black (22.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (13.9%), German (5.9%), English (3.9%), Irish (3.9%), Subsaharan African (2.5%), Czech (1.9%).

Elevation: 817 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lawndale

  • High school or higher: 65.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lawndale town

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 48.9%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 11.9%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+8.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lawndale:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lawndale:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 26 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 46 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 59 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lawndale:

  • SHELBY MUNI (about 12 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)
  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 22 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: NC1)
  • WILSON’S (about 22 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: E40)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lawndale:

  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 41 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)

Schools

Public high school in Lawndale:

  • BURNS HIGH (Students: 1,235; Location: 307 E STAGECOACH TRAIL; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Lawndale:

  • BURNS MIDDLE (Students: 1,049; Location: 215 SHADY GROVE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)