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Locust, North Carolina

Locust city, North Carolina · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townGrowingStanly County · 8.7 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025LocustPeer medianPctileSource
Population5,8405,68245
Population change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median household income$76,504$79,63227
Poverty rate8.7%10.6%36
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%21.5%45
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median owner-occupied home value$322,100$290,30073
Median gross rent$895$1,09518
Housing vacancy rate6.0%6.0%45
Worked from home13.5%13.2%45
Population, 2012–2024
LocustPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
LocustPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population
Housing units
Median household income
Median owner-occupied home value
Median gross rent
Bachelor's degree or higher
Worked from home
Poverty rate
Establishment density · Stanly County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars18.6US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail3.1US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services5.4US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services11.6US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care11.1US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation2.8US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation1.5US 2.1below US rate
Construction33.7US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
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Lyman, SC776,547$75,65329.6%
Wright City, MO765,240$80,15219.7%
Estacada, OR735,152$94,43512.1%
Millsboro, DE717,424$78,70734.2%
Zebulon, NC718,711$79,11230.9%
Huntington, TX714,053$64,43214.6%
Edgewood, NM716,124$84,76135.0%
Crandall, TX714,763$88,99715.2%
Hinton, OK704,909$65,27814.9%
Obetz, OH707,330$87,30423.4%