CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lanett

Alabama · 8,985 residents · 6.24 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

With 8,985 people, Lanett is a city in Alabama. Median home value sits at $37,100. The poverty rate is 22.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. The median household earns $18,031, about 40% below the national median. That trails the Alabama median by roughly 24%. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,985

+14%vs 2000

vs 7,897 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(600)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(741)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(645)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(793)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(540)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(1,197)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(1,256)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(804)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(835)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(780)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(651)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(143)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,031

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,197 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,656

−32%vs 2000

vs $15,614 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.7%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,100

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$253

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $376 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.8%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.2% in 2000

35.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45%(3,551)

Black53.3%(4,213)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(63)

Asian0.2%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic52.4%(4,710)

Black47.6%(4,275)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American6%(408)

Guatemalan3.2%(217)

Honduran1.8%(126)

Mexican1.6%(107)

Puerto Rican0.3%(23)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(15)

Chinese0.1%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(3)

Marshallese0%(3)

Ancestry

American10.3%(700)

Irish4.8%(328)

English4.2%(286)

German3.4%(234)

Croatian1.4%(98)

Scottish1%(68)

Subsaharan African0.7%(51)

British0.5%(32)

Austrian0.4%(26)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(23)

Czech0.2%(17)

Hungarian0.2%(16)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

French0.2%(12)

Polish0.1%(6)

Swiss0.1%(6)

Welsh0.1%(6)

French Canadian0.1%(5)

Portuguese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Central American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.6%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.2 min

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.7%(1,109)

Married44.1%(1,069)

Widowed2.3%(57)

Divorced7.9%(191)

Women 15+

Never married45%(1,330)

Married25.6%(756)

Widowed11.7%(345)

Divorced17.8%(525)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.4%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.3%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.1%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.7%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)17.9%(81)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38.6%(175)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.9%(131)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 453 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper