COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chireno vs Lufkin
PLACE A
Chireno, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lufkin, Texas
Chireno is 99% smaller than Lufkin. Chireno earns more, with a median household income $14,202 higher.
CHIRENOLUFKINDIFFERENCE
Total population37834,350−99% vs Lufkin
Population density2021,004−802
Population growth-4.1%-2.6%−1.5 pts
Median age31.334.6−3.3
Male52.8%48.5%+4.3 pts
Female47.2%51.5%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born10.0%12.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.5%42.4%+22.1 pts
Black7.1%18.3%−11.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.6%33.8%−10.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other4.8%3.7%+1.1 pts
Median household income$71,250$57,048+$14,202
Per capita income$23,725$28,636−$4,911
Poverty rate9.3%18.0%−8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3310.462−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%21.8%−0.8 pts
Graduate degree5.0%8.7%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate11.9%7.0%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation64.8%60.0%+4.8 pts
Median home value$88,900$179,600−$90,700
Median gross rent$723$1,079−$356
Owner-occupied68.7%51.6%+17.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.0%11.3%+20.7 pts
Rent-burdened households7.7%48.8%−41.1 pts
Average commute25.017.2+7.7
Worked from home8.7%6.9%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured22.9%18.8%+4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025