Lumber City, GA Population

Overview

1,530

Total Population

41.3

Median age

62.61%

Female population %

59.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

97.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

64

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Lumber City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lumber City is 41.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lumber City's population under 18 was 28.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lumber City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lumber City, 25.42% were under the age of 15, 15.95% aged 15 to 29, 34.71% aged 30 to 64, 22.94% aged 65 to 84, and 0.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 386 more females than males in Lumber City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 62.61% females and 37.39% males in Lumber City, GA.
The Lumber City, GA gender ratio is 59.7:100 i.e. 59.7 men to 100 women (0.597).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 117.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 145.

Lumber City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lumber City population: 24.31% are White, 71.50% are Black or African American and 4.18% are multiracial.
Lumber City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 64 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,466 (95.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lumber City is Black or African American with a population of 1,094 (71.50% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,319 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Lumber City's population increased by 74 (5.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lumber City's population decreased by 353 (26.76%), 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, Lumber City's population was lowest in year 2022 at 952.