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Lufkin, TX

34,158 Population
34.2 square miles 998.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.4 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: 37.8 ±0.5
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6457%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female53%
  • Male
  • Female
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43%White19%†Black0%†Native2%†Asian0%Islander0%†Other3%†Two+33%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$27,793 ±$1,824 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: $28,858 ±$1,012
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$56,722 ±$5,805 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: $58,847 ±$2,883
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

19.2% ±3.5% (6,342  ±1,149) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: 16.3% † 13,707 (±1.8% / ±1,533)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty29%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty10%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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17.6 minutes ±1.6 (241,640  ±25,113) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: 21.6 762,715 (±1.3 / ±51,484)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Families

12,654 ±471 Number of households
  • the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: 32,183 ±462
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
2.6 ±0.1 (32,732  ±68) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: 2.6 83,596 (±0 / ±42)
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

Population by household type

Married couples54%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married44%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale40%Female28%†
Now marriedMale45%Female43%
DivorcedMale13%†Female17%†
WidowedMale2%†Female11%†
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2.9% ±1.8% (240  ±153) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: 5.1% † 1,026 (±1.3% / ±250)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-198%†20-247%†25-294%†30-350%35-390%40-442%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

14,397 ±436 Number of housing units
  • the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: 36,798 ±47
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied88%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied52%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit68%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$162,600 ±$16,418 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: $149,800 ±$8,889
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

23.5% ±3.6% (7,972  ±1,234.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: 18.2% † 15,638 (±2.3% / ±1,967.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

84% ±4.9% (17,868  ±1,125) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: 84.9% 48,290 (±3.1% / ±1,753.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
21.8% ±2.6% (4,629  ±571.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: 18% 10,248 (±1.6% / ±894.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

Population by highest level of education

16%†No degree31%High school32%†Some college13%†Bachelor's9%†Post-grad
* Universe: Population 25 years and over
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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13.2% ±1.9% (4,492  ±655) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: 8.3% 7,212
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

5.5% ±1.3% (1,361  ±334) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Lufkin, TX Micro Area: 7.6% † 4,929 (±0.8% / ±536)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)

Veterans by wartime service

0WWII85†Korea362†Vietnam520†Gulf (1990s)241†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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1,361 Total veterans ±334 1,318 Male ±330 43 Female ±38

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Lufkin, TX <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US4845072-lufkin-tx/>