MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Lufkin Micro

Lufkin, TX · 1 counties · 69,884 residents · 798 sq mi

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Lufkin is a metro area of 69,884 people. The typical home is worth $43,300. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 15 minutes. 18.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% 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

69,884

−13%vs 2000

vs 80,130 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

88 / sq mi

−13%vs 2000

vs 100 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

798 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202487K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(5,286)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(5,838)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(5,472)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(5,616)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(4,607)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(11,008)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(9,767)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(7,017)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(6,147)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(5,016)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(3,248)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(862)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,986

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,806 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,248

−29%vs 2000

vs $15,876 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.7%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,300

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$338

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $461 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

28.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.4%(55,615)

Black14.5%(11,656)

Hispanic / Latino14.3%(11,496)

Asian0.7%(524)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.3%(54,746)

Black15.3%(10,722)

Hispanic / Latino7.8%(5,478)

Asian0.5%(383)

Other5.8%(4,033)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican20.3%(17,733)

Central American0.7%(641)

Salvadoran0.5%(419)

Puerto Rican0.3%(269)

Dominican0.2%(207)

Spaniard0.2%(184)

Honduran0.1%(117)

South American0.1%(101)

Guatemalan0.1%(64)

Colombian0.1%(52)

Venezuelan0%(40)

Costa Rican0%(29)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0%(27)

Panamanian0%(12)

Peruvian0%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(230)

Vietnamese0.2%(195)

Chinese0.1%(78)

Asian Indian0.1%(65)

Japanese0.1%(49)

Thai0%(20)

Korean0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0%(15)

Fijian0%(15)

Ancestry

English10.5%(9,141)

Irish8.9%(7,793)

German8.1%(7,094)

American7.3%(6,404)

French1.9%(1,627)

Scottish1.6%(1,382)

Italian1.1%(922)

Polish1%(848)

Scotch-Irish1%(832)

Norwegian0.7%(584)

French Canadian0.5%(477)

British0.5%(419)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.5%(409)

Swedish0.4%(370)

Subsaharan African0.4%(340)

Dutch0.3%(236)

Russian0.2%(170)

Welsh0.2%(164)

Arab0.2%(142)

Portuguese0.2%(140)

Canadian0.1%(103)

Swiss0.1%(94)

Danish0.1%(71)

Palestinian0.1%(58)

Nigerian0.1%(57)

Austrian0.1%(54)

Egyptian0.1%(50)

Hungarian0.1%(48)

Latvian0%(32)

Croatian0%(31)

Ukrainian0%(31)

Greek0%(30)

Jordanian0%(21)

West Indian0%(14)

Lebanese0%(13)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.3%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 12.5 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 married34.4%(11,575)

Married50.4%(16,950)

Widowed3.9%(1,306)

Divorced11.3%(3,811)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(8,841)

Married50.9%(18,114)

Widowed10.5%(3,722)

Divorced13.7%(4,890)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.7%

−1.8 ptssince 2013

from 19.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% 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)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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