Luverne

Population: 2,713
Median household income: $51,537
Median home value: $124,700

Luverne, a community in Crenshaw County, Alabama, has 2,713 residents. The median household income of $51,537 is above the Crenshaw County median ($49,040).

Between 2019 and 2023, Luverne's population declined 2.1% from 2,770 to 2,713, while its median home value rose 49.9% from $83,200 to $124,700.

Households average 2.48 people. The median gross rent is $669.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,713
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $51,537
Median home value: $124,700
Median gross rent: $669
Housing units: 1,295
Homeownership rate: 56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7702,713

Median household income

$45,671$51,537

Median home value

$83,200$124,700

Median gross rent

$530$669

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,770	$45,671	$83,200	$530
2020	2,742	$48,468	$92,200	$564
2021	2,716	$49,148	$102,200	$615
2022	2,728	$52,264	$115,700	$587
2023	2,713	$51,537	$124,700	$669

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	1.5%
5 to 17	494	18.2%
18 to 24	251	9.3%
25 to 34	382	14.1%
35 to 44	283	10.4%
45 to 54	299	11.0%
55 to 64	366	13.5%
65 to 74	366	13.5%
75 and over	232	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,707	62.9%
Black or African American	646	23.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	70	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	182	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	108	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	286	14.8%
High school graduate	838	43.5%
Some college or associate's	404	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	188	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	212	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	859	80.7%
Carpooled	171	16.1%
Public transit	5	0.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	2.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	469	45.3%
15 to 29 min	262	25.3%
30 to 44 min	133	12.9%
45 to 59 min	64	6.2%
60+ min	107	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 20.1% (500 of 2,491)

	Count	Share
Family households	539	53.6%
Nonfamily households	466	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,005	77.6%
Vacant	290	22.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	571	56.8%
Renter-occupied	434	43.2%

1-unit, detached68.9%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units18.4%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	892	68.9%
1-unit, attached	28	2.2%
2 to 4 units	238	18.4%
5 to 19 units	74	5.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	63	4.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0144728
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 31.7189, -86.2691