Laurinburg, North Carolina demographics

Laurinburg, NC demographics: median age 37.4; 20.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Laurinburg city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3737220. The survey estimates a population of 15,087 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Laurinburg is 37.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 5,698 households (±194). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.4 ±1.7	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	3,735 ±306	24.8% ±2.0 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	3,473 ±305	23.0% ±2.0 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	5,039 ±355	33.4% ±2.3 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	2,840 ±274	18.8% ±1.8 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	6,943 ±249	46.0% ±1.6 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	8,144 ±248	54.0% ±1.6 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	5,227 ±336	34.6% ±2.2 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	7,179 ±369	47.6% ±2.4 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,074 ±214	7.1% ±1.4 pp	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	251 ±150 · low precision	1.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	328 ±252 · low precision	2.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,028 ±307	6.8% ±2.0 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,398 ±207	95.4% ±1.3 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	689 ±211	4.6% ±1.4 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,833 ±199	32.2% ±3.3 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	328 ±154	5.8% ±2.7 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,457 ±169	25.6% ±2.8 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,840 ±218	32.3% ±3.7 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	240 ±88	4.2% ±1.5 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,894 ±175	33.2% ±2.9 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,804 ±245	66.8% ±3.6 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,840 ±218	32.3% ±3.7 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,928 ±235	33.8% ±4.0 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	922 ±159	16.2% ±2.7 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	528 ±120	9.3% ±2.1 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	234 ±99	4.1% ±1.7 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	60 ±44 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	186 ±93 · low precision	3.3% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,087
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	14,466 ±200	95.9% ±1.3 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	621 ±201	4.1% ±1.3 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,999
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	13,190 ±306	94.2% ±1.9 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	384 ±171	2.7% ±1.2 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	25 ±35 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	2 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	5 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	68 ±53 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	153 ±135 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	8 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	35 ±63 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	10 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	101 ±154 · low precision	0.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	18 ±27 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,786
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,538 ±238	15.7% ±2.4 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,518 ±327	35.9% ±3.2 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,926 ±255	19.7% ±2.6 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	838 ±169	8.6% ±1.7 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,193 ±193	12.2% ±2.0 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	773 ±176	7.9% ±1.8 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 14,907
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	12,912 ±405	86.6% ±2.7 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	601 ±208	4.0% ±1.4 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	510 ±213	3.4% ±1.4 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	816 ±345	5.5% ±2.3 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	68 ±73 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.8% of Laurinburg residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 87.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Laurinburg	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.8% ±1.6 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.5% ±2.7 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.0% ±1.0 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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