La Paloma-Lost Creek is home to 439 people in Texas. Households here earn about 97% less than in Texas as a whole. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 50.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 97% of the housing stock. The median age is 29.6, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $2,499, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
3% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 222%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about La Paloma-Lost Creek
What changed most since 2000
Median home value (2024 dollars)$103,288 → $332,800(+222%)US over the same years: +71%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$68,691 → $2,499(−96%)US over the same years: +6%
Poverty rate34.7% → 50.5%(+15.8 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)83.3%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.7%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 12 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
La Paloma-Lost Creek, decade by decade
La Paloma-Lost Creek population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
323
$68,691
$103,288
5.3%
50.1
2010
408
$70,028
$93,076
4.5%
48.7
2020
1,359
$3,029
$311,615
6.1%
64.6
2024
439
$2,499
$332,800
2.6%
35.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
