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Lampasas County

Texas · 23,657 residents (2025 est.) · 713 sq mi
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Lampasas County is a county of 22,715 people in Texas. Few US counties rank higher on income. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The median age is 43.8, about 5 years above the US median. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population is up 28% since 2000.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 87%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
22,715
+28%since 2000
from 17,762 in 2000
23,657 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
32 / sq mi
+11%since 2009
from 29 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
43.8
+19%since 2000
from 36.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
713 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
13K15K18K21K24K19902000201020202024Lampasas County
202423K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.9%(1,105)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(1,224)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(1,505)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.6%(1,721)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.6%(1,049)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349.5%(2,160)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(2,891)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(2,896)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415%(3,401)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.1%(2,743)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.7%(1,532)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(488)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$81,736
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,176 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,395
+123%since 2000
from $17,184 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.3%
+30.8 ptssince 2009
from 23.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.1%
−4.9 ptssince 2000
from 14.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.406
−7%since 2010
from 0.435 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Wholesale trade12%
US avg: 6.9%
Information12%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical2.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services2.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Construction1.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$250,400
+87%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $73,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,059
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $439 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
80.1%
+6.2 ptssince 2000
from 73.9% in 2000
19.9% rent
Vacancy rate
15.0%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 17.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.68 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.85 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 22.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
37.6%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 40.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+20%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
81
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic79.5%(14,121)
Black2.9%(511)
Hispanic / Latino15.1%(2,677)
Asian0.7%(126)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic69.5%(15,785)
Black4%(899)
Hispanic / Latino20.5%(4,657)
Asian1.1%(244)
Other5%(1,130)
Diversity Score
59
+25%since 2009
from 47 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
14
−24%since 2020
from 18 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican15.8%(3,597)
Costa Rican0.3%(71)
Spaniard0.3%(66)
Cuban0.2%(50)
Salvadoran0.1%(31)
Ecuadorian0.1%(26)
Panamanian0.1%(21)
Guatemalan0.1%(18)
Colombian0.1%(18)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.5%(114)
Korean0.2%(40)
Thai0.2%(38)
Cambodian0.1%(31)
Vietnamese0.1%(25)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
German16.9%(3,843)
English14.8%(3,367)
Irish13.5%(3,068)
American5.2%(1,179)
Italian3%(677)
French2.9%(656)
Scottish2%(461)
Polish1.8%(407)
Dutch0.8%(193)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(190)
British0.7%(158)
Czech0.7%(150)
+ 27 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.5%(108)
Welsh0.4%(93)
Norwegian0.4%(87)
Danish0.4%(84)
Ukrainian0.3%(75)
Greek0.3%(72)
Swiss0.3%(65)
Iranian0.2%(49)
Croatian0.2%(37)
Russian0.1%(31)
Arab0.1%(30)
Bulgarian0.1%(28)
Austrian0.1%(22)
Finnish0.1%(22)
West Indian0.1%(21)
Portuguese0.1%(18)
Slovak0%(9)
Turkish0%(9)
Slovene0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.3%
+8.1 ptssince 2000
from 16.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.9%
+13.1 ptssince 2000
from 78.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.1%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.0 min
+59%since 2000
from 18.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.0%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 77.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.0%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.3%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 8.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
54.3%
−6.2 ptssince 2011
from 60.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
65.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 67.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.0%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 17.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.0%
+15.1 ptssince 2009
from 22.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
50.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
4.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
19.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 19.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
22.3%
+5.1 ptssince 2012
from 17.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.9%
−8.5 ptssince 2013
from 21.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.3%
+22.2 ptssince 2017
from 70.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.2%
+5.4 ptssince 2020
from 90.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 91.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 87.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 9.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married25.1%(2,358)
Married58.3%(5,472)
Widowed4.7%(441)
Divorced11.8%(1,107)
Women 15+
Never married19.3%(1,834)
Married56.5%(5,370)
Widowed9.4%(893)
Divorced14.8%(1,406)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.9%
−8.5 ptssince 2013
from 21.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
42.7%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 38.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.7%
−3.0 ptssince 2020
from 14.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.9%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 22.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 17.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
10.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 9.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 69.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 41.1% 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)41.5%(1,445)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)55.2%(1,919)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.4%(1,092)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(68)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,478 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lampasas County, Texas?

Lampasas County, Texas has about 22,715 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lampasas County, Texas?

The typical household in Lampasas County, Texas earns about $81,736 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lampasas County, Texas expensive?

In Lampasas County, Texas, the median home is worth about $250,400, and the typical rent is about $1,059 a month.

How educated are people in Lampasas County, Texas?

About 24.3% of adults age 25 and over in Lampasas County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lampasas County, Texas?

About 9.1% of people in Lampasas County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lampasas County, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Lampasas County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 9,194 residents, a change of about 68 percent over that period.

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