COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lockhart vs Buda
PLACE A
Lockhart, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Buda, Texas
Lockhart is 98% smaller than Buda. Buda earns more, with a median household income $84,766 higher. Buda has grown faster since 2000 (107% vs -21%).
LOCKHARTBUDADIFFERENCE
Total population36916,166−98% vs Buda
Population density1,2101,689−479
Population growth-21.3%107.1%−128.4 pts
Median age38.637.2+1.4
Male44.9%51.3%−6.4 pts
Female55.1%48.7%+6.4 pts
Foreign-born0.5%4.7%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.1%63.6%+24.6 pts
Black7.2%1.4%+5.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%30.5%−30.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other4.7%4.2%+0.5 pts
Median household income$39,000$123,766−$84,766
Per capita income$23,255$50,848−$27,593
Poverty rate12.9%6.0%+6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.350+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%50.1%−39.6 pts
Graduate degree1.7%12.0%−10.3 pts
Unemployment rate9.0%3.4%+5.6 pts
Labor force participation47.1%77.5%−30.4 pts
Median home value$37,500$446,600−$409,100
Median gross rent$1,069$1,852−$783
Owner-occupied78.6%76.6%+2.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%2.9%+14.7 pts
Rent-burdened households25.0%27.4%−2.4 pts
Average commute33.629.0+4.6
Worked from home5.7%21.3%−15.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.9%5.5%+2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025