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Lamesa, TX Urban Area

8,506 Population
4.3 square miles 1,958.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,033 ±$4,230 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$49,890 ±$10,595 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22.4% ±6.7% (1,895  ±563) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.5 minutes ±3.5 (91,560  ±14,348) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,443 ±189 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (8,412  ±105) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

13.4% ±7.4% (255  ±142) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,107 ±114 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$95,000 ±$11,065 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

22.3% ±7.1% (1,871  ±595.9) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

76.4% ±7% (3,932  ±391.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.4% ±2.9% (740  ±153.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 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

5.5% ±2.1% (468  ±179) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.8% ±1.7% (235  ±102) Population with veteran status
  • 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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