Lowell, North Carolina

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,616
Male Share of the Population	46.4%
Female Share of the Population	53.6%
Senior Citizens	17.6%
Employed Population 16+	1,563
Age of the Population	41

Families

% of people married	39.7%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	9.4%
Median Earnings25+	$28,324
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$22,841

Wealth

Median Family Income	$62,217
% Above Poverty Level	84.9%
% Below Poverty Level	15.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	2.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	28.4%
Median Gross Rent	$688
Median House Value	$122,100

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	36.1%
Irish	8.1%
German	7.7%
English	4.7%
Dutch	3.5%
Italian	2.1%
Polish	2%
Brazilian	1.4%
Norwegian	1.2%
Ukrainian	1.2%
West Indian	1%
Scottish	1%
Jamaican	1%
Russian	0.7%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
French Except Basque	0.2%
Swedish	0.2%
Liberian	0.2%
African	0.2%
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Lowell Almanac

Category	Value
County	Gaston County
Standard Zip Codes	28098
Phone Area Codes	704,980
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	10,494	$79,231
Cramerton	4,292	$90,500
Gastonia	73,877	$51,019
McAdenville	653	$67,083
Mount Holly	14,058	$63,529
Ranlo	3,535	$48,125

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, 2015, 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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