Lavaca County is home to 20,552 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 21 people per square mile. The median age is 42.9, about 4 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,240, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 104%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lavaca County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$95,523 → $228,300(+139%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate18.2% → 11.5%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share84.2% → 71.5%(−12.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)21.9%(236)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(225)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.8%(495)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.4%(101)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,080 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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Over time
Lavaca County, decade by decade
Lavaca County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
18,690
$47,869
$95,523
8.4%
34.9
2000
19,210
$53,068
$112,032
11.4%
40.6
2010
19,263
$59,599
$119,545
14.0%
48.7
2020
20,337
$65,706
$207,259
17.9%
55.8
2024
20,552
$63,240
$228,300
22.2%
55.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
