Lumber City

Population: 1,113
Median household income: $31,927

Lumber City is a community in Telfair County, Georgia, home to 1,113 residents. The median household income of $31,927 is below the Telfair County median ($44,948).

From 2019 to 2023, Lumber City's population declined 21.7% from 1,421 to 1,113.

95.3% of workers drive to work alone. 52.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,113
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $31,927
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $444
Housing units: 443
Homeownership rate: 49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4211,113

Median household income

$30,438$31,927

Median home value

$57,000$39,200

Median gross rent

$517$444

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,421	$30,438	$57,000	$517
2020	1,425	$28,382	$56,900	$565
2021	1,530	$28,774	$39,200	$511
2022	1,127	$31,429	—	$471
2023	1,113	$31,927	—	$444

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 2418.4%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	2.1%
5 to 17	267	24.0%
18 to 24	205	18.4%
25 to 34	65	5.8%
35 to 44	100	9.0%
45 to 54	98	8.8%
55 to 64	113	10.2%
65 to 74	125	11.2%
75 and over	117	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	309	27.8%
Black or African American	617	55.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	180	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate53.1%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	117	18.9%
High school graduate	328	53.1%
Some college or associate's	124	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	39	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone95.3%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	243	95.3%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	4	1.6%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	8	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	87	34.1%
15 to 29 min	85	33.3%
30 to 44 min	53	20.8%
45 to 59 min	9	3.5%
60+ min	21	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.57
Poverty rate: 24.7% (260 of 1,054)

	Count	Share
Family households	158	53.6%
Nonfamily households	137	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	295	66.6%
Vacant	148	33.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	147	49.8%
Renter-occupied	148	50.2%

1-unit, detached52.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other35.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	234	52.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	4.5%
5 to 19 units	26	5.9%
20 or more units	5	1.1%
Mobile home & other	158	35.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1347952
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 31.9331, -82.6832