Moving to Lucedale, Mississippi

Population: 2,458. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,890 (+17.6% change)
Males: 1,196 (48.7%), Females: 1,262 (51.3%)

George County

Zip code: 39452

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $22,604
Median house value: $63,300

Population by Race

Races in Lucedale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.2%)
  • Black (29.2%)

Ancestries: United States (35.4%), English (6.1%), Irish (4.1%), German (3.2%), Scottish (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%).

Elevation: 282 feet

Land area: 3.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lucedale

  • High school or higher: 61.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
  • Unemployed: 15.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lucedale city

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 49.6%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 13.4%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -284 (-10.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Lucedale:

  • GEORGE COUNTY HOSPITAL (P O BOX BOX 607/859 WINTER STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Lucedale:

  • PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; MOBILE, AL)
  • SPRINGHILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; MOBILE, AL)
  • MOBILE INFIRMARY (about 34 miles; MOBILE, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lucedale:

  • MOBILE REGIONAL (about 30 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: MOB)
  • TRENT LOTT INTERNATIONAL (about 33 miles; PASCAGOULA, MS; Abbreviation: PQL)
  • MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 42 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: BFM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lucedale:

  • SKYWEST AIRPARK (about 23 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: S26)
  • RICHTON-PERRY COUNTY (about 37 miles; RICHTON, MS; Abbreviation: M59)
  • ST ELMO (about 37 miles; ST ELMO, AL; Abbreviation: 2R5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lucedale:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 33 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)
  • MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 6,329)
  • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 52 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 57 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)

Schools

Public high school in Lucedale:

  • GEORGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,011; Location: 9284 HWY 63S; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Lucedale:

  • EVANGEL TEMPLE CHRISTIAN ACADA (Students: 32; Location: 142 CARTER LANE; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Lucedale:

  • GEORGE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,006; Location: 330 CHURCH STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CENTRAL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 434; Location: 14159 HWY 26 WEST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ROCKY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 403; Location: 2183 ROCKY CREEK ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LUCEDALE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 397; Location: 689 CHURCH ST; Grades: KG – 03)
  • LUCEDALE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 201; Location: 159 MABLE ST; Grades: 04 – 05)
  • BENNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 196; Location: 5204 HWY 26 WEST; Grades: KG – 05)