Lenoir is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 18,255 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Lenoir is the 56th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lenoir is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lenoir is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lenoir who work in office and administrative support (11.61%), sales jobs (8.88%), and management occupations (8.26%). A relatively large number of people in Lenoir telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.40% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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.In terms of college education, Lenoir is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.44% of adults 25 and older in Lenoir have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lenoir in 2022 was $25,697, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,788 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 11.92% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lenoir include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Lenoir is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
