Lowell, North Carolina - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,612
Male Share of the Population	49.1%
Female Share of the Population	50.9%
Senior Citizens	19.4%
Employed Population 16+	1,608
Age of the Population	41

Families

% of people married	40.9%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	28.7%
Median Earnings25+	$27,746
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$46,719
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$23,358

Wealth

Median Family Income	$56,184
% Above Poverty Level	78.7%
% Below Poverty Level	21.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	24 minutes
% Working from Home	3.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	26.6%
Median Gross Rent	$722
Median House Value	$119,000

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	27.6%
Irish	7.5%
German	6.6%
English	5.4%
Scottish	2.1%
Dutch	1.6%
African	1%
Welsh	0.8%
Guyanese	0.7%
Italian	0.5%
Polish	0.5%
Norwegian	0.4%
Liberian	0.3%
Finnish	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Swedish	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
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Lowell Almanac

Category	Value
County	Gaston County
Standard Zip Codes	28098
Phone Area Codes	7,04,980
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	35.26
Approximate Longitude	-81.1

Lowell Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	GASTONIA
Distance	1.7 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 50 F
Apr Temp	47 to 72 F
Jul Temp	69 to 89 F
Oct Temp	48 to 72 F
Annual Precip	44.8 inches

Station	WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
Distance	23.5 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 52 F
Apr Temp	49 to 74 F
Jul Temp	70 to 90 F
Oct Temp	51 to 73 F
Annual Precip	48.3 inches

Station	HICKORY RGNL AP
Distance	35.9 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 49 F
Apr Temp	46 to 70 F
Jul Temp	68 to 88 F
Oct Temp	48 to 71 F
Annual Precip	48.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Belmont	11,768	$89,583
Cramerton	4,312	$85,313
Gastonia	75,138	$58,122
McAdenville	717	$82,917
Mount Holly	15,305	$71,377
Ranlo	3,556	$69,167

Lowell Public Schools

Holbrook Middle
418 S Church Street
ZIP: 28098
(704) 824-2381
Middle
Total Enrollment 731

Lowell Elementary
1500 Power Drive
ZIP: 28098
(704) 824-2264
Primary
Total Enrollment 537

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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