Lucama is a city located in Wilson County North Carolina. Lucama has a 2020 population of 1,179. Lucama is currently growing at a rate of 0.77% annually and its population has increased by 3.60% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 1,138 in 2010.
The average household income in Lucama is $41,420 with a poverty rate of 31.76%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $778 per month, and the median house value is $81,100. The median age in Lucama is 39.1 years, 39.5 years for males, and 38.8 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Lucamawas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 497 | 51.03% |
Black or African American | 276 | 28.34% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 8 | 0.82% |
Some Other Race | 193 | 19.82% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 344 | 2.8 | 69.2 |
Married | 167 | 3.1 | 77.8 |
Male | 19 | 4.11 | 36.8 |
Female | 65 | 3.91 | 63.1 |
Non Family | 93 | 1.23 | 64.5 |
3.19
Average Family Size
2.8
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 106 | 17.38% |
9th to 12th Grade | 119 | 19.51% |
High School Graduate | 202 | 33.11% |
Some College | 114 | 18.69% |
Associates Degree | 14 | 2.30% |
Bachelors Degree | 29 | 4.75% |
Graduate Degree | 26 | 4.26% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 151 | 117 | 25 |
White | 280 | 223 | 30 |
Native American | 8 | 8 | |
Other Race | 109 | 33 | |
Hispanic | 171 | 37 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among black people with a rate of 16.56%.
69.88% of Lucama residents speak only English, while 30.12% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 30.12% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 273 | 116 | 42.49% |
Hispanic | 298 | 89 | 29.87% |
White | 372 | 98 | 26.34% |
Other | 46 | NaN% |
31.76%
Overall Poverty Rate
27.83%
Male Poverty Rate
35.43%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Lucama is Black, with 42.49% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Lucama is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 17.01%. Among those working part-time, it was 40.35%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 26.05%.
52.8%
Overall Marriage Rate
57.3%
Male Marriage Rate
49.3%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 29 | 7.34% |
Black | 10 | 5.43% |
7.69%
Veteran Poverty Rate
35.90%
Veteran Disability Rate
61.5%
Labor Force Participation
52.6%
Employment Rate
14.6%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
68.99%
Born in Lucama
80.18%
Native Born
19.82%
Foreign Born
19.71%
Non Citizen
0.10%
Naturalized
80.18% of Lucama residents were born in the United States, with 68.99% having been born in North Carolina. 19.71% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 1,138 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 1,135 | -3 | -0.26% |
2012 | 1,140 | 5 | 0.44% |
2013 | 1,138 | -2 | -0.18% |
2014 | 1,138 | 0.00% | |
2015 | 1,139 | 1 | 0.09% |
2016 | 1,138 | -1 | -0.09% |
2017 | 1,146 | 8 | 0.70% |
2018 | 1,143 | -3 | -0.26% |
2019 | 1,152 | 9 | 0.79% |
2020 | 1,161 | 9 | 0.78% |
2021 | 1,170 | 9 | 0.78% |
2022 | 1,179 | 9 | 0.77% |