With 87,275 people, Lufkin is a metro area. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. The typical home is worth $163,500, having roughly tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 8%. Households take in $60,960 at the median, 26% less than the US figure. The average commute runs 21 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,960, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 57%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lufkin
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.2% → 17.9%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants71.6% → 64.0%(−7.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share7.8% → 23.5%(+15.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)19.3%(900)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.8%(1,109)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.9%(1,579)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(136)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,658 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
Lufkin, decade by decade
Lufkin 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
69,884
$55,168
$103,923
13.2%
49.2
2000
80,130
$61,583
$103,834
14.7%
59.5
2010
86,771
$56,317
$116,956
15.9%
67.3
2020
86,395
$60,219
$133,930
18.2%
73.9
2024
87,275
$60,960
$163,500
17.9%
73.6
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.
