COMPARING TWO PLACES
Stanton vs Lamesa
PLACE A
Stanton, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Lamesa, Texas
Stanton is 95% smaller than Lamesa. Stanton earns more, with a median household income $12,611 higher.
STANTONLAMESADIFFERENCE
Total population4188,103−95% vs Lamesa
Population density8101,587−777
Population growth-7.7%-7.9%+0.2 pts
Median age45.034.2+10.8
Male41.3%49.1%−7.8 pts
Female58.7%50.9%+7.8 pts
Foreign-born0.1%5.6%−5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic35.4%27.0%+8.4 pts
Black63.8%2.9%+60.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%68.5%−68.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other0.9%0.9%−0.1 pts
Median household income$61,618$49,007+$12,611
Per capita income$44,305$29,918+$14,387
Poverty rate14.0%22.7%−8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5830.514+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%13.8%+2.4 pts
Graduate degree3.1%3.2%−0.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%7.3%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation69.3%63.3%+6.0 pts
Median home value$172,900$95,000+$77,900
Median gross rent$611$813−$202
Owner-occupied44.4%69.3%−24.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.6%16.3%+11.3 pts
Rent-burdened households15.0%41.5%−26.5 pts
Average commute31.024.9+6.1
Worked from home0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.8%20.1%−13.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025