COMPARING TWO PLACES
Diboll vs Lufkin
PLACE A
Diboll, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lufkin, Texas
Diboll is 85% smaller than Lufkin. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
DIBOLLLUFKINDIFFERENCE
Total population5,12534,350−85% vs Lufkin
Population density1,0301,004+26
Population growth-6.7%-2.6%−4.0 pts
Median age42.934.6+8.3
Male51.0%48.5%+2.5 pts
Female49.0%51.5%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born11.5%12.6%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.0%42.4%−12.4 pts
Black23.0%18.3%+4.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino41.7%33.8%+7.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other5.2%3.7%+1.6 pts
Median household income$57,902$57,048+$854
Per capita income$22,617$28,636−$6,019
Poverty rate19.1%18.0%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4790.462+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%21.8%−8.0 pts
Graduate degree4.5%8.7%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%7.0%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation47.9%60.0%−12.1 pts
Median home value$89,100$179,600−$90,500
Median gross rent$706$1,079−$373
Owner-occupied65.8%51.6%+14.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%11.3%−1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households55.5%48.8%+6.7 pts
Average commute17.017.2−0.3
Worked from home7.9%6.9%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work2.8%0.2%+2.7 pts
Uninsured16.6%18.8%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025