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Population: 9,965. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,393 (+4.3% change)
Males: 4,615 (46.3%), Females: 5,350 (53.7%)

Lincoln County

Zip codes: 28092.

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $31,684
Median house value: $87,900

Population by Race

Races in Lincolnton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (70.2%)
  • Hispanic (15.0%)
  • Black (13.5%)
  • Other race (4.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: United States (14.1%), German (12.6%), English (6.6%), Irish (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), Italian (1.7%).

Elevation: 840 feet

Land area: 8.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lincolnton

  • High school or higher: 67.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lincolnton city

  • Never married: 20.5%
  • Now married: 57.2%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

14.2% Foreign born (13.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +561 (+6.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Lincolnton:

  • LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (GAMBLE DRIVE PO BOX 677)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Lincolnton:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lincolnton:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 21 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 29 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 79 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lincolnton:

  • LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 7 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC; Abbreviation: IPJ)
  • LANEYS (about 11 miles; MAIDEN, NC; Abbreviation: N92)
  • WILSON’S (about 15 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: E40)

Amtrak station near Lincolnton:

  • 16 miles: GASTONIA (350 HANCOCK ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lincolnton:

  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 11 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 38 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)

Schools

Public high schools in Lincolnton:

  • WEST LINCOLN HIGH (Students: 1,014; Location: 172 SHOAL RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LINCOLNTON HIGH (Students: 888; Location: 803 N ASPEN ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ASBURY SCHOOL (Students: 35; Location: 221 SALEM CHURCH ROAD; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • LINCOLN CO SCH OF TECHNOLOGY (Location: 1 TIMKEN DR; Grades: 10 – 12)

Private high school in Lincolnton:

  • NEW LIFE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 92; Location: 270 CAR FARM RD; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Lincolnton:

  • WEST LINCOLN MIDDLE (Students: 789; Location: 260 SHOAL RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LINCOLNTON MIDDLE (Students: 670; Location: 301 JEB SEAGLE DR; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NORTH LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 622; Location: 2737 LEE LAWING ROAD; Grades: 09 – 11)
  • PUMPKIN CENTER MIDDLE (Students: 615; Location: 3980 KING WILKINSON ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • PUMPKIN CENTER ELEMENTARY (Students: 534; Location: 3970 KING WILKINSON ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • BATTLEGROUND ELEMENTARY (Students: 519; Location: 201 JEB SEAGLE DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LINCOLN CHARTER (Students: 467; Location: 133 EAGLES NEST ROAD; Grades: KG – 11)
  • LOVE MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 440; Location: 1463 LOVE MEMORIAL SCH RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • G E MASSEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 422; Location: 130 NEWBOLD ST; Grades: PK – 05)
  • S RAY LOWDER ELEMENTARY (Students: 393; Location: 350 KENNEDY DR; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Lincolnton:

  • LONG SHOALS WESLEYAN ACADEMY (Students: 108; Location: 3032 WESLEYAN CHURCH RD; Grades: KG – 6)

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