Lamesa is home to 8,393 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. The typical home is worth $95,000, having more than doubled since 2000. That trails the Texas median by roughly 38%. This skews young, with a median age of 34.2. The poverty rate is 22.7%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,007, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lamesa
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share45.3% → 68.5%(+23.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Population10,813 → 8,393(−22%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.1% → 13.8%(+5.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Dawson County
Lamesa's population equals 69% of Dawson County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 46% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 93% of the county's.
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)24.7%(58)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39.1%(92)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.2%(111)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 235 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
Lamesa, decade by decade
Lamesa 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
1990
10,813
$42,748
$77,282
8.1%
68.8
2000
9,952
$49,844
$66,855
13.0%
67.8
2010
9,422
$47,152
$67,613
9.8%
65.7
2020
8,674
$41,842
$92,115
14.6%
63.1
2024
8,393
$49,007
$95,000
13.8%
57.1
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.
