Lake Lure, NC Population

Overview

1,500

Total Population

61.9

Median age

54.20%

Female population %

84.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

90.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lake Lure's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lake Lure is 61.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake Lure's population under 18 was 7.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake Lure's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 40.60% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake Lure, 7.00% were under the age of 15, 5.27% aged 15 to 29, 47.13% aged 30 to 64, 38.47% aged 65 to 84, and 2.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 126 more females than males in Lake Lure:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.20% females and 45.80% males in Lake Lure, NC.
The Lake Lure, NC gender ratio is 84.5:100 i.e. 84.5 men to 100 women (0.845).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 133.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 150.

Lake Lure's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake Lure population: 95.20% are White, 0.53% are Black or African American, 0.47% are Asian, 0.40% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 3.40% are multiracial.
Lake Lure's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,495 (99.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake Lure is White with a population of 1,428 (95.20% of the total population).

Lake Lure's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,376 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Lake Lure's population increased by 122 (11.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake Lure's population increased by 201 (17.24%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lake Lure's population was lowest in year 2005 at 1,024.