Lucama, NC Population

Overview

869

Total Population

34.8

Median age

54.43%

Female population %

83.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

92.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

198

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Lucama's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lucama is 34.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lucama's population under 18 was 30.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lucama's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lucama, 29.11% were under the age of 15, 19.10% aged 15 to 29, 32.80% aged 30 to 64, 16.34% aged 65 to 84, and 2.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 77 more females than males in Lucama:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.43% females and 45.57% males in Lucama, NC.
The Lucama, NC gender ratio is 83.7:100 i.e. 83.7 men to 100 women (0.837).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 70.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 69.

Lucama's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lucama population: 54.78% are White, 32.68% are Black or African American, 12.20% are some other race and 0.35% are multiracial.
Lucama's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 198 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 671 (77.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lucama is White with a population of 476 (54.78% of the total population).

Lucama's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,147 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Lucama's population increased by 251 (28.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lucama's population decreased by 99 (8.70%), 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, Lucama's population was lowest in year 2006 at 873.