Lucedale

Population: 2,944
Median household income: $38,468
Median home value: $151,200

Lucedale is a community in George County, Mississippi, home to 2,944 residents. At $38,468, its median household income sits below George County's $54,822.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lucedale's population declined 4.1% from 3,070 to 2,944, while its median home value rose 57.0% from $96,300 to $151,200.

The typical home was built around 1974. 34.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,944
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $38,468
Median home value: $151,200
Median gross rent: $919
Housing units: 1,257
Homeownership rate: 60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0702,944

Median household income

$40,840$38,468

Median home value

$96,300$151,200

Median gross rent

$692$919

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,070	$40,840	$96,300	$692
2020	3,094	$37,125	$95,800	$803
2021	2,910	$26,813	$96,000	$738
2022	2,914	$35,662	$112,900	$883
2023	2,944	$38,468	$151,200	$919

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	234	7.9%
5 to 17	413	14.0%
18 to 24	295	10.0%
25 to 34	405	13.8%
35 to 44	424	14.4%
45 to 54	381	12.9%
55 to 64	355	12.1%
65 to 74	253	8.6%
75 and over	184	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,786	60.7%
Black or African American	998	33.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	114	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's37.6%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	333	16.6%
High school graduate	576	28.8%
Some college or associate's	752	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	180	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	161	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means5.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	638	79.0%
Carpooled	86	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	36	4.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	48	5.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	397	49.1%
15 to 29 min	54	6.7%
30 to 44 min	129	16.0%
45 to 59 min	109	13.5%
60+ min	119	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 34.9% (834 of 2,391)

	Count	Share
Family households	657	58.2%
Nonfamily households	471	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,128	89.7%
Vacant	129	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	677	60.0%
Renter-occupied	451	40.0%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other13.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	887	70.6%
1-unit, attached	41	3.3%
2 to 4 units	42	3.3%
5 to 19 units	113	9.0%
20 or more units	10	0.8%
Mobile home & other	164	13.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2842440
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.9312, -88.5959