Lillington, NC Housing Market & City Data

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3,657
Population Estimate
$144,541
Median Home Value
97.3%
Employment Rate
12.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$164
Median Listing Price$344,990
Median Days on Market81
Active Listings249
New Listings56
Total Listings (Active + Pending)358
Avg Listing Price$365,358
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.46
Family Dual Income45.4
Median Household Income$40,000
Median Individual Income$17,769
Home Ownership49.2%
Home Value$144,541
Median Rent$683
Rent Burden36.2%
Poverty15.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED20.2%
  • Highschool Education35.5%
  • Some College32.2%
  • Bachelors Degree8.8%
  • Graduate Degree3.4%
  • Total College or Above12.2%
  • Stem Degree40.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male61.0%
  • Female39.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married26.5%
  • Divorced16.3%
  • Never Married49.5%
  • Widowed7.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLillington
State IDNC
Population3,657

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1814.7%
19–2916.8%
30–3919.5%
40–4918.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.1%
60–698.5%
70–796.4%
80+3.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation35.6%
Unemployment Rate2.7%
Disabled14.9%

ETHNICITY

White50.8%
Black33.0%
Asian0.5%
Native American3.2%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other7.1%
Multiple5.3%

OTHER

Hispanic18.3%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured13.4%
Veteran7.0%

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Neighborhoods in Lillington, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Lillington, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Keith Hills Golf Club

    Keith Hills ↗

    Median asking price
    $389,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    43
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.8/10 · 4 schools

  • Johnson Farms

    Johnson Farms ↗

    Median asking price
    $294,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    20
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.7/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.