CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lockney

Texas · 2,207 residents · 1.55 sq mi

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Lockney is a city of 2,207 people in Texas. The typical home is worth $29,400. Households here earn about 37% less than in Texas as a whole. 25.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $16,949 at the median, 44% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,207

+7%vs 2000

vs 2,056 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(192)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.4%(252)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(187)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(161)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(122)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(298)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.7%(236)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(188)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(192)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(178)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(148)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(53)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,949

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,074 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,110

−40%vs 2000

vs $13,528 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.2%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,400

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$274

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $376 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.3%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

28.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45.5%(936)

Black2.1%(43)

Hispanic / Latino51.9%(1,067)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic57.1%(1,261)

Black2.8%(62)

Hispanic / Latino47.4%(1,046)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other40%(882)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican51.2%(897)

Spaniard1.8%(31)

Ancestry

American3.5%(62)

Scotch-Irish3.4%(59)

Portuguese3.3%(57)

Irish3.1%(54)

Scottish2.3%(40)

English1.2%(21)

German1.2%(21)

Italian0.9%(15)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest Portuguese population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.1%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.2%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 11.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.1%(174)

Married50.5%(380)

Widowed5.6%(42)

Divorced20.7%(156)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(184)

Married53.5%(400)

Widowed14.5%(108)

Divorced7.4%(55)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 19.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.9%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.8%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.0%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.9%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)12.7%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)39.1%(43)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.8%(57)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 110 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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