2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Lobelville had a population of 919, 378 households, and 290 families. The median age was 38.9 years, with 22.4% of residents under the age of 18 and 18.5% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.7 males age 18 and over. [14]
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. [15]
There were 378 households in Lobelville, of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.8% were married-couple households, 22.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. [14]
There were 450 housing units, of which 16.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.6%. [14]
2000 census
As of the census [5] of 2000, there was a population of 915, with 400 households and 261 families residing in the city. The population density was 232.5 inhabitants per square mile (89.8/km2). There were 464 housing units at an average density of 117.9 per square mile (45.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.70% White, 0.22% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.
There were 400 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,193, and the median income for a family was $31,389. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $21,683 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,549. About 14.3% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.
