Lenoir is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Lenoir who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.58% of the adults in Lenoir have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lenoir in 2022 was $27,839, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,356 for a family of four. However, Lenoir contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lenoir is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lenoir home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lenoir residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lenoir also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.58% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lenoir include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Lenoir is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
