Lenoir County and Its Homes
Lenoir County grew 1 percent from 2020 to 2025, to 55,837 people by the Census Bureau's estimate, in about 26,900 housing units.
Its three incorporated towns each have a page here: Kinston, La Grange and Pink Hill. About 45 percent of Lenoir County's housing units are inside town limits, the rest in unincorporated areas.
Lenoir County at a Glance
- Population: 55,837 (2025), 55,062 (2020)
- Housing units: about 26,900
- Median year built: 1978 (North Carolina: 1991)
- Built before 1980: 54% (statewide: 34%)
- Detached houses: 61%
- Mobile homes: 21%
- Owner-occupied: 59%
- Heated with electricity: 69% (statewide: 65%)
- Climate zone: 3 on both maps
- Towns with pages here: 3
Census Bureau estimates for Lenoir County (housing: 2020 to 2024).
Towns and Communities in Lenoir County
Kinston
19,705 people · median home 1966 · its own electric system
La Grange
2,947 people · its own electric system
Pink Hill
459 people · Duke Energy Progress
Grifton
Pitt County town · about 150 residents in Lenoir County
Unincorporated communities the Census Bureau maps in Lenoir County: Jackson Heights (median year built 1977), Deep Run and Graingers.
What We Do in Lenoir County
Attic Insulation in Lenoir County
Some 54 percent of Lenoir County housing units predate 1980; joists showing above their insulation mean more blown-in fiberglass is due, R-49 from bare.
Attic Insulation Removal in Lenoir County
Wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation comes out of Lenoir County attics, and a mouse-soiled Lenoir County attic is sanitized and deodorized; in the 23 percent of homes built before 1960, vermiculite is ruled out first.
Air Sealing in Lenoir County
Some 69 percent of Lenoir County homes heat with electricity, often through attic ducts; their joints and the ceiling's gaps are sealed first.
Homes in Lenoir County
Half of Lenoir County's 26,900 housing units were built before 1978: 36 percent before 1970, 54 percent before 1980 (nearly all before the state's 1978 insulation rule) and 6 percent in 2010 or later (16 percent statewide). The largest share went up in the 1970s; fiberglass from those years may have settled, so check its depth against the joists.
Lenoir County by type: 61 percent detached houses, 17 percent in buildings of two or more homes and 21 percent mobile homes. In Lenoir County, 69 percent of homes heat with electricity, 16 percent with piped gas and 12 percent with tank gas (6 percent statewide).
Lenoir County Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: about 1,990 units, 7% (±1)
- 1940s: about 1,430 units, 5% (±1)
- 1950s: about 2,890 units, 11% (±1)
- 1960s: about 3,420 units, 13% (±2)
- 1970s: about 4,880 units, 18% (±2)
- 1980s: about 3,640 units, 14% (±2)
- 1990s: about 4,460 units, 17% (±2)
- 2000s: about 2,540 units, 9% (±1)
- 2010s: about 1,460 units, 5% (±1)
- 2020 or later: about 190 units, 1% (±1)
Climate Across Lenoir County
NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals for Lenoir County towns, by station: Kinston Ag Research station (Kinston): about 2,500 heating and 2,010 cooling degree days; Goldsboro 4 SE station (La Grange): about 2,660 heating and 2,080 cooling degree days; Warsaw 5 E station (Pink Hill): about 3,490 heating and 1,420 cooling degree days.
Power and Gas in Lenoir County
The card lists Lenoir County's town and countryside utilities by the territory maps; a power bill confirms the one at an address.
Piedmont Natural Gas holds the Lenoir County gas franchise (NC Utilities Commission map), and 16 percent of Lenoir County homes heat with piped gas.
Who Supplies Power in Lenoir County
- Duke Energy Progress: Pink Hill; homes near Kinston and La Grange
- Kinston's own electric system: Kinston
- La Grange's own electric system: La Grange
- Tri-County EMC: homes near Pink Hill
- Jones-Onslow EMC: other parts of Lenoir County
Energy Programs for Lenoir County Homes
Check each program's current terms for a Lenoir County home; some pay only through the utility's contractor network. Insulation Pros is an approved Duke Energy trade ally for Duke's rebate.
Programs for Lenoir County
- Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy rebate; Pink Hill, near Kinston and near La Grange).
- Home Energy House Call (Duke Energy home assessment; Pink Hill, near Kinston and near La Grange).
- ElectriCities energy audits (ElectriCities member towns; Kinston and La Grange).
- Online Energy Audit (Jones-Onslow EMC; parts of Lenoir County): an online energy audit tool for members.
- Income-qualified Weatherization (Duke Energy income-qualified; Pink Hill, near Kinston and near La Grange).
- Energy Saver North Carolina (statewide income-qualified; any Lenoir County address).
- Weatherization Assistance Program (statewide income-qualified; any Lenoir County address).
- Piedmont Natural Gas lists rebates for high-efficiency gas furnaces, and none for insulation or air sealing (program page).
Lenoir County Insulation FAQs
Do you serve all of Lenoir County?
Yes: Kinston, La Grange and Pink Hill, the parts of Grifton inside Lenoir County, and every unincorporated Lenoir County address.
Which utilities offer insulation rebates in Lenoir County?
Duke Energy's Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Pink Hill, homes near Kinston and homes near La Grange).
Does attic insulation in Lenoir County need a permit?
Ask Lenoir County Planning & Inspections Department before work starts. For an address in Kinston, La Grange or Pink Hill, the town or city hall can tell you whether Lenoir County's office handles its permits.
Counties Near Lenoir County
Greene County · Jones County · Wayne County · Duplin County · Pitt County · All service areas
Sources
Census Bureau figures for Lenoir County, Census Bureau place list, NOAA normals for the Kinston Ag Research station, NOAA normals for the Goldsboro 4 SE station, NOAA normals for the Warsaw 5 E station, NC Utilities Commission natural gas map (October 2026). How the town and county pages are made.
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