Demographics of Lanett city, Alabama

Lanett city, Alabama had 6,781 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −154 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lanett city, in four figures

6,781
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,814 ±21.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −154 people.; 38.1 ±6.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,357 ±$17,487
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lanett city, Alabama's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lanett city, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lanett city, Alabama's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lanett city, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,935	100.0	100.0
2021	6,873	99.1	100.2
2022	6,807	98.2	100.7
2023	6,839	98.6	101.6
2024	6,814	98.3	102.5
2025	6,781	97.8	103.1

Population of Lanett city, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,935	—
2021	6,873	−62
2022	6,807	−66
2023	6,839	+32
2024	6,814	−25
2025	6,781	−33

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±6.2: for men 39.1 ±2.8 and for women 32.8 ±7.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lanett city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	370 ±168	5.4% ±2.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,232 ±301	18.1% ±4.4	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	595 ±220	8.7% ±3.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,718 ±348	25.2% ±5.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,736 ±368	25.5% ±5.4	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,163 ±235	17.1% ±3.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,357 ±$17,487, and income per person $23,434 ±$2,567, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lanett city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	638 ±282	27.3% ±11.7	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	600 ±179	25.7% ±7.1	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	305 ±110	13.0% ±4.5	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	168 to 500	14.3% ±6.9	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	141 to 497	6.2% to 21.1%	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	19 to 193	0.8% to 8.2%	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3 to 69	0.1% to 2.9%	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lanett city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	1,235 ±467	19.1% ±7.2	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	434 ±206	28.7% ±12.0	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	643 ±288	18.6% ±7.9	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	23 to 293	1.8% to 19.4%	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lanett city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lanett city	Alabama	United States
Housing units	2,837 ±234	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.4% ±6.4	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.6% ±6.7	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.8% ±8.6	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.2% ±7.3	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$95,600 ±$7,562	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$940 ±$50	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±9	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lanett city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	238 to 842	3.5% to 12.4%	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,261 ±316	18.5% ±4.6	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,661 ±392	68.4% ±5.7	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.7%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	151 to 499	2.2% to 7.3%	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lanett city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	4,570 ±366	67.1% ±5.4	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,978 ±379	29.0% ±5.6	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 39	0% to 0.6%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	55 to 443	0.8% to 6.5%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 43	0% to 0.6%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	41 to 421	0.6% to 6.2%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lanett city among the places of Alabama

98th of 120 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Places of Alabama near Lanett city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Greenville city	7,163 ±33
Oneonta city	6,971 ±25
Hamilton city	6,922 ±36
Demopolis city	6,908 ±26
Satsuma city	6,822 ±37
Lanett city	6,814 ±21
Opp city	6,709 ±37
Moores Mill CDP	6,378 ±724
Chickasaw city	6,332 ±36
Grayson Valley CDP	6,077 ±899
Harvest CDP	5,955 ±951

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Alabama by poverty rate
No. 6 Places in Alabama by median age
No. 40 Places in Alabama by homeownership rate
No. 47 Places in Alabama by median rent
No. 48 Places in Alabama by median household income
No. 82 Places in Alabama by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026