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Population (year 2000): 847. Estimated
population in July 2005: 865 (+2.1% change)
Males: 404 (47.7%), Females: 443 (52.3%)
Wilson County
Zip code:
27851
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $28,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,500 (year 2000)
Races in Lucama:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.5%)
- Black (16.2%)
- Hispanic (6.5%)
- Other race (4.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (18.3%), English
(9.4%), Irish (6.1%), German (5.9%), Italian (2.2%).
Elevation: 134 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lucama
- High school or higher: 64.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lucama town
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 46.0%
- Separated: 7.2%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 10.8%
3.0% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 0.7%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -143 (-14.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lucama:
- WILSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; WILSON, NC)
- CHERRY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC)
- WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GOLDSBORO,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lucama:
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 17 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 22 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GSB)
- KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 37
miles; KINSTON, NC; ID: ISO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lucama:
- WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 9 miles; WILSON,
NC; ID: W03)
- GOLDSBORO-WAYNE MUNI (about 14 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GWW)
- JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 28 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; ID:
JNX)
Amtrak stations near Lucama:
- 9 miles: WILSON (401 E. NASH ST.). Services: ticket
office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service, intercity bus service.
- 18 miles: GOLDSBORO (410 N. JOHN ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, full-service food facilities, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, intercity
bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lucama:
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 44
miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,299)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 16,633)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 50 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,173)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 54 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
Public primary/middle schools in Lucama:
- SPRINGFIELD MIDDLE (Students: 469; Location:
5551 WIGGINS MILL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LUCAMA ELEMENTARY (Students: 465; Location:
6260 BLALOCK ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
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