Housing data for Lumber City, GA
Lumber City, GA has an estimated 1,004 residents and 367 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Telfair County.
43.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $700 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,004 (±446)
- Housing units
- 367 (±111)
- Households that rent
- 43.7%
- Median gross rent
- $700
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −29.3%
What stands out in Lumber City
Median household income: $32,841 (±$4,407) in Lumber City, lower than in Telfair County ($50,929).
Housing in Lumber City at a glance
- Median rent: $700 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $721 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 42.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 43.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $32,841 median household income
- Home values: $77,200 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Property taxes: $1,006 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 7.9% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 60.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 39.2% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 91.5% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 27.9 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −29.3% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 15.4% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Lumber City against Telfair County, its state and the nation
| Lumber City | Telfair County | Georgia | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,004 (±446) | 11,831 (exact) | 10,940,407 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 367 (±111) | 4,705 (±124) | 4,541,835 (±1,384) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 43.7% (±18.4 points) | 35.1% (±6.7 points) | 34.3% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $700 (±$298) | $712 (±$102) | $1,393 (±$6) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $32,841 (±$4,407) | $50,929 (±$10,351) | $77,353 (±$407) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $77,200 (±$72,939) | $113,300 (±$25,740) | $303,300 (±$1,171) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,006 (±$529) | $1,269 (±$181) | $2,341 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 39.2% (±14.4 points) | 52.2% (±7.4 points) | 31.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 27.9 minutes (±7.1) | 27.2 minutes (±3.5) | 28.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 80.6% (±12.3 points) | 79.3% (±6.0 points) | 91.0% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 41.6 years (±19.3) | 43.2 years (±1.0) | 37.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Lumber City covers 1.9 square miles of land, about 521 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Lumber City has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,421 (±392) | 1,004 (±446) | −29.3% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 817 (±127) | 367 (±111) | −55.1% | Measurable decrease |
| Median gross rent | $517 (±$258) | $700 (±$298) | +35.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $57,000 (±$18,813) | $77,200 (±$72,939) | +35.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $30,438 (±$4,043) | $32,841 (±$4,407) | +7.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $655 (±$129) | $1,006 (±$529) | +53.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 32.8% (±11.4 points) | 43.7% (±18.4 points) | +10.9 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 28.5% (±14.5 points) | 0.0% (±33.9 points) | −28.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Places near Lumber City
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlehurst | 6.8 mi | $746 | $145,300 | 49.3% |
| Scotland | 11 mi | — | $102,500 | 21.5% |
| Satilla | 12 mi | — | $128,300 | 15.7% |
| Uvalda | 13 mi | $800 | $104,800 | 20.5% |
| Graham | 13 mi | $470 | $52,900 | 13.9% |
| Denton | 15 mi | — | $95,400 | 17.4% |
| McRae-Helena | 15 mi | $713 | $113,500 | 45.3% |
| Alamo | 16 mi | $576 | $103,300 | 49.9% |
Places in Georgia most like Lumber City
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxley | $725 | $72,300 | $29,880 | 40.1% |
| Soperton | $735 | $69,900 | $33,146 | 49.6% |
| Meigs | $595 | $69,000 | $36,458 | 34.8% |
| Willacoochee | $629 | $43,200 | $32,750 | 42.6% |
| Twin City | $680 | $63,500 | $39,893 | 44.1% |
| Wrightsville | $661 | $65,400 | $34,631 | 37.6% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Georgia.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Lumber City, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $825 | $882 | $1,002 | $1,194 | $1,317 |
HUD income limits for Lumber City, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $16,200 | $26,950 | $43,150 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $30,800 | $49,300 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $34,650 | $55,450 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $38,500 | $61,600 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $41,600 | $66,550 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $44,700 | $71,500 |
| 7 people | $47,750 | $47,750 | $76,400 |
| 8 people | $50,850 | $50,850 | $81,350 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Telfair County, GA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $66,500.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Lumber City
How many renters are there in Lumber City?
Lumber City has an estimated 108 (±50) renting households, 43.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Lumber City?
The median household income in Lumber City is $32,841 (±$4,407) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Lumber City?
Lumber City, GA has an estimated 367 (±111) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common home size in Lumber City?
The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 48.5% of homes in Lumber City, GA.
How old are most homes in Lumber City?
39.2% of homes in Lumber City, GA were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Lumber City?
Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Lumber City, used by 91.5% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Lumber City growing?
In Lumber City, the number of residents went from 1,421 in 2015–2019 to 1,004 in 2020–2024 (−29.3%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lumber City city, Georgia
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lumber City city, Georgia
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lumber City city, Georgia
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lumber City city, Georgia
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lumber City city, Georgia
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Lumber City city, Georgia
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Lumber City city, Georgia
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Telfair County, GA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Telfair County, GA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Lumber City city, Georgia (place:47952, in state:13).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .