COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lampasas County

Texas · 13,521 residents · 713 sq mi

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With 13,521 people, Lampasas County is a county in Texas. The typical home is worth $48,300. The population has fallen 24% since 2000. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 20.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,521

−24%vs 2000

vs 17,762 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−3%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

713 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(1,009)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(996)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,070)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(1,025)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(744)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(1,775)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(1,951)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(1,470)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(1,414)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(1,065)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(740)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(262)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,572

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,176 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,586

−38%vs 2000

vs $17,184 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.0%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,300

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$330

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $439 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.7%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

27.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.5%(14,121)

Black2.9%(511)

Hispanic / Latino15.1%(2,677)

Asian0.7%(126)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.5%(12,230)

Black1.9%(263)

Hispanic / Latino12.8%(1,733)

Asian0.7%(89)

Other6.9%(939)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.8%(3,597)

Puerto Rican2%(459)

Central American0.6%(144)

Costa Rican0.3%(71)

Spaniard0.3%(66)

Cuban0.2%(50)

South American0.2%(44)

Salvadoran0.1%(31)

Ecuadorian0.1%(26)

Panamanian0.1%(21)

Guatemalan0.1%(18)

Colombian0.1%(18)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Honduran0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(114)

Korean0.2%(40)

Thai0.2%(38)

Cambodian0.1%(31)

Vietnamese0.1%(25)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

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)

French Canadian0.4%(82)

Ukrainian0.3%(75)

Greek0.3%(72)

Swiss0.3%(65)

Subsaharan African0.3%(57)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(17)

Romanian0%(9)

Slovak0%(9)

Turkish0%(9)

Lithuanian0%(8)

Nigerian0%(8)

Lebanese0%(7)

Hungarian0%(2)

Slovene0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.7%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 18.8 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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