COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lamb County

Texas · 15,072 residents · 1,016 sq mi

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Lamb County is a county of 15,072 people in Texas. The typical home is worth $28,000. 27.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Texas median by roughly 30%. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,072

+2%vs 2000

vs 14,709 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,016 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,082)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.2%(1,540)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(1,256)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(982)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(804)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(2,060)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(1,890)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(1,348)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(1,410)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(1,396)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(1,039)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(265)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,000

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,898 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,362

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,169 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.1%

+6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,000

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$274

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $342 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.5%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

26.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.3%(7,553)

Black4.2%(615)

Hispanic / Latino43.5%(6,393)

Asian0.1%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.6%(13,199)

Black4.8%(722)

Hispanic / Latino36.6%(5,517)

Asian0.2%(23)

Other7.5%(1,128)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican54.4%(6,979)

Central American1.2%(155)

Honduran1.1%(141)

Spaniard1%(131)

Guatemalan0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Kazakh0.6%(81)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.4%(45)

Ancestry

German5.9%(752)

American5.7%(725)

English5%(641)

Irish5%(638)

Scottish1.6%(199)

Dutch0.5%(60)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(56)

Italian0.4%(52)

Swedish0.3%(38)

Subsaharan African0.2%(32)

French0.2%(29)

Polish0.2%(26)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.1%(18)

Welsh0.1%(15)

Armenian0.1%(14)

French Canadian0.1%(11)

Norwegian0.1%(10)

Czech0%(5)

Austrian0%(3)

British0%(2)

Portuguese0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.7%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.5%(1,827)

Married52.4%(2,623)

Widowed4.9%(244)

Divorced6.2%(309)

Women 15+

Never married28.8%(1,444)

Married48.4%(2,427)

Widowed14.1%(706)

Divorced8.7%(434)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

25.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2013

from 24.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.0%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 54.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)40.6%(162)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.3%(133)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.3%(73)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7%(28)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 399 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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