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Lawndale, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Lawndale is a Census town of 739 people across 0.81 square miles of land, in Cleveland County. Median household income is $39,250, 71.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lawndale
What Lawndale is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.81 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land916 plus or minus 334
- County holding the largest share of its areaCleveland County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lawndale
How many people live in Lawndale
- Population739 plus or minus 269
- Median age34.3 plus or minus 7.4
- Population under 18231 plus or minus 91
- Share under 1831.3 percent
- Population 65 and over71 plus or minus 41
- Share 65 and over9.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households269 plus or minus 71
- Family households145 plus or minus 57
- Share of households that are families53.9 percent plus or minus 15.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lawndale
- Median household income$39,250 plus or minus $15,973
- Per capita income$20,620 plus or minus $6,825
- Civilian labor force287 plus or minus 120
- Employed269 plus or minus 117
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over416 plus or minus 123
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.5 percent plus or minus 35.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.1 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lawndale
- Housing units308 plus or minus 76
- Occupied units269 plus or minus 71
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate12.7 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Owner occupied191 plus or minus 65
- Renter occupied78 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate71.0 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,800 plus or minus $33,991
- Median gross rent, monthly$880
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.9 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Single family units215 plus or minus 63
- Share single family69.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more17 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more5.5 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes76 plus or minus 46
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lawndale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute262 plus or minus 114
- Commuting under 15 minutes40 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more157 plus or minus 99
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.9 percent plus or minus 27.2
- Drove alone88.5 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lawndale
SBA loans in Lawndale (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,172,000
- Average approval$2,172,000
- Median approval$2,172,000
- Largest approval$2,172,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term258 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lawndale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lawndale
SBA loans in Lawndale (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$134,000
- Average approval$134,000
- Median approval$134,000
- Largest approval$134,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lawndale, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lawndale
Flood risk in Lawndale
- NFIP communityTown of Lawndale
- NFIP community number370303
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/02/08
The Town of Lawndale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370303 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cleveland County, not Lawndale
Cleveland County context, not Lawndale figures
- Establishments in Cleveland County2,028
- Covered employment, Cleveland County36,696
- Average annual pay, Cleveland County$53,753
- Housing units permitted, Cleveland County513
Every figure in this section is published for Cleveland County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lawndale.
All Cleveland County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lawndale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lawndale, North Carolina?
739, in 269 households. Lawndale town covers 0.81 square miles of land, which is 916 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lawndale in?
Cleveland County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lawndale?
$39,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,800. Median gross rent is $880 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lawndale businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $2.2 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,172,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $134,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lawndale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lawndale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lawndale. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lawndale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lawndale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lawndale, town of, community 370303, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lawndale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cleveland County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lawndale.
Is zoning published for Lawndale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.