Lillington is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,501 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lillington is the 167th largest community in North Carolina. Lillington has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Lillington, where the median household income is $57,774.00.Unlike some towns, Lillington isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lillington are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lillington is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lillington who work in management occupations (11.61%), food service (11.14%), and sales jobs (7.98%). Also of interest is that Lillington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Lillington is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Lillington who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.39% of the adults in Lillington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lillington in 2022 was $21,194, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,776 for a family of four. However, Lillington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lillington is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lillington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lillington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lillington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.43% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lillington include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Lillington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
