COMPARING TWO PLACES
Post vs Lamesa
PLACE A
Post, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lamesa, Texas
Post is 57% smaller than Lamesa. Lamesa earns more, with a median household income $7,703 higher.
POSTLAMESADIFFERENCE
Total population3,4948,103−57% vs Lamesa
Population density9331,587−654
Population growth-10.9%-7.9%−3.0 pts
Median age34.534.2+0.3
Male68.1%49.1%+19.0 pts
Female31.9%50.9%−19.0 pts
Foreign-born14.3%5.6%+8.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.0%27.0%+2.0 pts
Black11.5%2.9%+8.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino55.8%68.5%−12.7 pts
Asian0.1%0.7%−0.6 pts
Other3.6%0.9%+2.7 pts
Median household income$41,304$49,007−$7,703
Per capita income$21,414$29,918−$8,504
Poverty rate9.8%22.7%−12.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.514−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.7%13.8%−6.1 pts
Graduate degree1.6%3.2%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.6%7.3%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation39.6%63.3%−23.8 pts
Median home value$49,200$95,000−$45,800
Median gross rent$822$813+$9
Owner-occupied67.7%69.3%−1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.8%16.3%+10.5 pts
Rent-burdened households14.2%41.5%−27.3 pts
Average commute22.524.9−2.5
Worked from home0.7%3.7%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.9%20.1%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025