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Lamesa, TX

8,393 Population
5.1 square miles 1,643.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Dawson County: 34.8 ±0.7
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,918 ±$4,230 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Dawson County: $26,655 † ±$3,225
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$49,007 ±$10,244 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Dawson County: $54,360 † ±$12,783
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22.7% ±6.8% (1,887  ±563) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Dawson County: 19.6% † 2,014 (±5.6% / ±580)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.9 minutes ±3.6 (87,705  ±14,349) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Dawson County: 24.4 † 107,025 (±3 / ±14,729)
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,409 ±191 Number of households
  • Dawson County: 4,043 ±207
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (8,299  ±34) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Dawson County: 2.5 10,248 (±0.1 / ±64)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

13.7% ±7.6% (255  ±142) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Dawson County: 13% † 284 (±6.8% / ±148)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,073 ±108 Number of housing units
  • Dawson County: 4,903 ±43
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$95,000 ±$11,298 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Dawson County: $103,400 † ±$14,599
  • about one-third of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

22.6% ±7.2% (1,871  ±595.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Dawson County: 23.1% † 2,781 (±5.3% / ±634.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

76% ±7% (3,850  ±386.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Dawson County: 72.1% 5,637 (±5.6% / ±455.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.8% ±2.9% (699  ±148) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Dawson County: 12.7% † 995 (±2.1% / ±166.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.6% ±2.1% (468  ±179) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Dawson County: 8.4% 1,021
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.9% ±1.7% (235  ±102) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Dawson County: 3.8% † 346 (±1.3% / ±118)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
235 Total veterans ±102 202 Male ±88 33 Female ±40

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