Burke vs Lufkin

A side-by-side comparison of Burke and Lufkin: population, income, housing, and more.

Burke and Lufkin are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lufkin has the higher population (34,158 vs 605 in Burke). Burke has the higher median household income ($57,969 vs $56,722 in Lufkin). Lufkin has the higher median home value ($162,600 vs $112,500 in Burke).

Population, income & housing

	Burke	Lufkin
Population	605	34,158
Median age	32.9 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,969	$56,722
Median home value	$112,500	$162,600
Median gross rent	$863	$1,043
Housing units	246	14,397
Homeownership rate	85.5%	52.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	12.7%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burke	Lufkin
Population	761 → 605 (-20.5%)	35,465 → 34,158 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $57,969 (+40.5%)	$48,588 → $56,722 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$104,300 → $112,500 (+7.9%)	$116,800 → $162,600 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $863 (+30.2%)	$856 → $1,043 (+21.8%)

Burke

Population

761605

Median household income

$41,250$57,969

Median home value

$104,300$112,500

Median gross rent

$663$863

Lufkin

Population

35,46534,158

Median household income

$48,588$56,722

Median home value

$116,800$162,600

Median gross rent

$856$1,043

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burke	Lufkin
Under 5	11.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	21.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	10.2%
25 to 34	14.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	9.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	15.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	9.9%	10.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.2%
75 and over	3.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burke	Lufkin
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	42.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	18.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	23.6%	33.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burke	Lufkin
No high school diploma	8.7%	16.0%
High school graduate	42.3%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burke	Lufkin
Drove alone	86.5%	81.0%
Carpooled	9.0%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	5.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burke	Lufkin
1-unit, detached	60.2%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	38.2%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Burke	Lufkin
Poverty rate	9.4%	19.2%
Average household size	2.92	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1991	1980