COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buna vs Lumberton
PLACE A
Buna, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lumberton, Texas
Buna is 84% smaller than Lumberton. Lumberton earns more, with a median household income $52,623 higher. Lumberton has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 0%).
BUNALUMBERTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,24914,123−84% vs Lumberton
Population density3751,053−678
Population growth-0.2%13.5%−13.7 pts
Median age33.642.8−9.2
Male41.8%49.7%−7.8 pts
Female58.2%50.3%+7.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.3%89.0%+5.3 pts
Black0.7%0.1%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%7.4%−4.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other1.8%2.5%−0.7 pts
Median household income$55,000$107,623−$52,623
Per capita income$30,434$50,801−$20,367
Poverty rate28.0%3.7%+24.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4640.371+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%26.8%−7.2 pts
Graduate degree6.7%7.9%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%2.5%+6.4 pts
Labor force participation50.3%61.8%−11.5 pts
Median home value$116,400$291,900−$175,500
Median gross rent$1,155$1,067+$88
Owner-occupied86.8%85.5%+1.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%5.9%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households23.1%28.3%−5.2 pts
Average commute44.027.1+16.9
Worked from home0.8%7.0%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.6%11.9%+4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024