Lockhart is a city of 15,326 people in Texas. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 3,711 more people live here than in 2000. 5% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $251,600. There are 982 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,400, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 104%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lockhart
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate30.6% → 13.0%(−17.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$111,123 → $251,600(+126%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$44,435 → $68,400(+54%)US over the same years: +14%
Lockhart's population equals 31% of Caldwell County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 12% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 21% 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)27.6%(266)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.6%(131)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.7%(499)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(31)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 965 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
Lockhart, decade by decade
Lockhart 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
9,205
$44,435
$111,123
10.9%
73.3
2000
11,615
$65,148
$123,508
11.9%
76.2
2010
12,698
$61,289
$153,352
12.5%
73.0
2020
14,379
$71,817
$191,987
15.8%
72.4
2024
15,326
$68,400
$251,600
21.2%
70.9
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.
