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Welcome to the Laurinburg Home page. The Laurinburg Home page provides as much information as possible on Laurinburg. Knowing Laurinburg’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Laurinburg’s Home page, you will also find Laurinburg’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Laurinburg has a population of 15118. 47.5% of Laurinburg’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.5 are female. 32.5% of Laurinburg is married and 44.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $107,012, and the average rent is $674. Household median income in Laurinburg is $29,787, and the individual median income is $20,557. Laurinburg’s Ethnic is the following: Black(51.5%), White(34.4%), Native(7.7%), Hispanic(3.9%), Multiple(2.9%), Other(2.1%), Asian(1.4%).


As of the census of 2000, there were 15,874 people, 6,136 households, and 4,221 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,280.2 people per square mile (494.3/km2). There were 6,603 housing units at an average density of 532.5 per square mile (205.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 50.54% White, 43.06% African American, 4.23% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races.


Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population. There were 6,136 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 23.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.


The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.2 males.


For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,064, and the median income for a family was $37,485. Males had a median income of $31,973 versus $25,243 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,165. About 19.7% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.5% of those under age 18 and 18.6% of those age 65 or over. The state Scotland Correctional Institution, located near the airport, opened in 2003.


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