Lee

County in North Carolina

County

The population development of Lee.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Lee	County	41,374	49,040	57,866	63,286	68,537	→
North Carolina	State	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,441,499	11,046,024

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Lee.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Broadway	Town	Lee / Harnett	990	1,041	1,206	1,271	1,362	→
Sanford	City	Lee	19,302	23,350	28,217	30,197	32,971	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	30,862
Females	32,423

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	14,893
18-64 years	36,830
65+ years	11,562

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	2,509
70-79 years	5,364
60-69 years	7,809
50-59 years	8,412
40-49 years	7,609
30-39 years	7,793
20-29 years	7,407
10-19 years	8,576
0-9 years	7,806

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	26,644
Urban	36,641

»Race« (C 2020)
White	38,413
Black/African American	10,885
Indigenous	533
Asian	663
Pacific Islander	49
Some other	7,418
2 or more	5,324

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	13,122
Other	50,163