Black Creek vs Lucama

A side-by-side comparison of Black Creek and Lucama: population, income, housing, and more.

Black Creek and Lucama are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lucama has the higher population (1,108 vs 736 in Black Creek). Black Creek has the higher median household income ($50,625 vs $34,583 in Lucama). Black Creek has the higher median home value ($112,100 vs $98,200 in Lucama).

Population, income & housing

	Black Creek	Lucama
Population	736	1,108
Median age	39.5 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,625	$34,583
Median home value	$112,100	$98,200
Median gross rent	$950	$1,009
Housing units	352	407
Homeownership rate	65.8%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black Creek	Lucama
Population	890 → 736 (-17.3%)	1,186 → 1,108 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$46,667 → $50,625 (+8.5%)	$33,654 → $34,583 (+2.8%)
Median home value	$86,500 → $112,100 (+29.6%)	$76,000 → $98,200 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $950 (+37.3%)	$787 → $1,009 (+28.2%)

Black Creek

Population

890736

Median household income

$46,667$50,625

Median home value

$86,500$112,100

Median gross rent

$692$950

Lucama

Population

1,1861,108

Median household income

$33,654$34,583

Median home value

$76,000$98,200

Median gross rent

$787$1,009

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black Creek	Lucama
Under 5	5.0%	13.6%
5 to 17	14.1%	22.3%
18 to 24	13.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.9%	14.0%
35 to 44	14.9%	11.1%
45 to 54	16.4%	7.1%
55 to 64	9.9%	12.4%
65 to 74	11.3%	7.8%
75 and over	4.3%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black Creek	Lucama
White (non-Hispanic)	72.3%	31.5%
Black or African American	17.9%	42.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black Creek	Lucama
No high school diploma	4.6%	32.3%
High school graduate	43.7%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black Creek	Lucama
Drove alone	68.4%	83.2%
Carpooled	27.6%	15.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black Creek	Lucama
1-unit, detached	69.0%	43.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	48.6%

Poverty & households

	Black Creek	Lucama
Poverty rate	16.7%	26.4%
Average household size	2.62	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	37	21
Median year structure built	1989	1976