COMPARING TWO PLACES
Staples vs Lockhart
PLACE A
Staples, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lockhart, South Carolina
Staples is 50% smaller than Lockhart. Staples earns more, with a median household income $41,833 higher. Lockhart has grown faster since 2000 (-21% vs -28%).
STAPLESLOCKHARTDIFFERENCE
Total population185369−50% vs Lockhart
Population density1241,210−1,086
Population growth-27.7%-21.3%−6.4 pts
Median age46.838.6+8.2
Male55.9%44.9%+11.0 pts
Female44.1%55.1%−11.0 pts
Foreign-born6.3%0.5%+5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.6%88.1%−39.5 pts
Black0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino33.7%0.0%+33.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other17.7%4.7%+13.0 pts
Median household income$80,833$39,000+$41,833
Per capita income$39,838$23,255+$16,583
Poverty rate0.7%12.9%−12.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3660.413−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%10.4%+10.1 pts
Graduate degree7.7%1.7%+6.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Labor force participation60.2%47.1%+13.0 pts
Median home value$246,700$37,500+$209,200
Median gross rent$1,271$1,069+$202
Owner-occupied81.1%78.6%+2.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%17.6%−9.0 pts
Rent-burdened households35.0%25.0%+10.0 pts
Average commute37.533.6+3.8
Worked from home13.6%5.7%+8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.5%7.9%+4.6 pts
Population, 2010 – 2025