Lucama

Population: 1,108
Median household income: $34,583
Median home value: $98,200

Located in Wilson County, North Carolina, Lucama is a community with a population of 1,108. At $34,583, its median household income sits below Wilson County's $51,381.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lucama's population declined 6.6% from 1,186 to 1,108, while its median home value rose 29.2% from $76,000 to $98,200.

The typical home was built around 1976. 26.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,108
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $34,583
Median home value: $98,200
Median gross rent: $1,009
Housing units: 407
Homeownership rate: 39.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
Unemployment rate: 12.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1861,108

Median household income

$33,654$34,583

Median home value

$76,000$98,200

Median gross rent

$787$1,009

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,186	$33,654	$76,000	$787
2020	974	$36,667	$81,100	$778
2021	869	$31,458	$78,700	$860
2022	1,058	$37,750	$105,600	$907
2023	1,108	$34,583	$98,200	$1,009

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

Age distribution

Under 513.6%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	151	13.6%
5 to 17	247	22.3%
18 to 24	79	7.1%
25 to 34	155	14.0%
35 to 44	123	11.1%
45 to 54	79	7.1%
55 to 64	137	12.4%
65 to 74	86	7.8%
75 and over	51	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	349	31.5%
Black or African American	471	42.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.2%
Two or more races	14	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	272	24.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.3%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	204	32.3%
High school graduate	186	29.5%
Some college or associate's	153	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	45	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	43	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	337	83.2%
Carpooled	64	15.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	120	29.9%
15 to 29 min	191	47.6%
30 to 44 min	36	9.0%
45 to 59 min	25	6.2%
60+ min	29	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 26.4% (287 of 1,087)

	Count	Share
Family households	273	72.6%
Nonfamily households	103	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	376	92.4%
Vacant	31	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	148	39.4%
Renter-occupied	228	60.6%

1-unit, detached43.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other48.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	176	43.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	33	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	198	48.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3739600
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.6449, -78.0074