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Moving to Lowell, North Carolina

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Population: 2,662. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,671 (+0.3% change)
Males: 1,226 (46.1%), Females: 1,436 (53.9%)

Gaston County

Zip code: 28098

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $33,586
Median house value: $73,900

Population by Race

Races in Lowell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
  • Black (6.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (24.2%), Irish (7.4%), German (6.6%), English (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), Scottish (1.2%).

Elevation: 770 feet

Land area: 2.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lowell

  • High school or higher: 60.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lowell city

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 52.5%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

2.6% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.7% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-0.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lowell:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lowell:

  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 13 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 38 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 82 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lowell:

  • GASTONIA MUNI (about 6 miles; GASTONIA, NC; Abbreviation: AKH)
  • LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 15 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC; Abbreviation: IPJ)
  • ROCK HILL/YORK CO/BRYANT FIELD (about 20 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Abbreviation: UZA)

Amtrak stations near Lowell:

  • 5 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.
  • 20 miles: CHARLOTTE (1914 N. TYRON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lowell:

  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 8 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 26 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)

Public primary/middle schools in Lowell:

  • HOLBROOK MIDDLE (Students: 787; Location: 418 S CHURCH STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LOWELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 477; Location: 1500 POWER DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)

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