Luverne, AL Population

Overview

2,716

Total Population

41.9

Median age

50.77%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

66.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Luverne is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Luverne's population under 18 was 18.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Luverne's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Luverne, 14.84% were under the age of 15, 16.72% aged 15 to 29, 43.19% aged 30 to 64, 20.21% aged 65 to 84, and 5.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 42 more females than males in Luverne:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.77% females and 49.23% males in Luverne, AL.
The Luverne, AL gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 291.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 161.

Luverne's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Luverne population: 59.43% are White, 30.41% are Black or African American, 5.30% are Asian, 0.04% are some other race and 4.82% are multiracial.
Luverne's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,715 (99.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Luverne is White with a population of 1,614 (59.43% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,803 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Luverne's population increased by 86 (3.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Luverne's population decreased by 60 (2.15%), 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, Luverne's population was lowest in year 2003 at 2,648.