Diboll vs Lufkin

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

Diboll 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 4,531 in Diboll). Lufkin has the higher median household income ($56,722 vs $55,326 in Diboll). Lufkin has the higher median home value ($162,600 vs $82,400 in Diboll).

Population, income & housing

	Diboll	Lufkin
Population	4,531	34,158
Median age	40.8 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,326	$56,722
Median home value	$82,400	$162,600
Median gross rent	$704	$1,043
Housing units	1,637	14,397
Homeownership rate	72.6%	52.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Diboll	Lufkin
Population	5,266 → 4,531 (-14.0%)	35,465 → 34,158 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$39,750 → $55,326 (+39.2%)	$48,588 → $56,722 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$80,700 → $82,400 (+2.1%)	$116,800 → $162,600 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$433 → $704 (+62.6%)	$856 → $1,043 (+21.8%)

Diboll

Population

5,2664,531

Median household income

$39,750$55,326

Median home value

$80,700$82,400

Median gross rent

$433$704

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)

	Diboll	Lufkin
Under 5	5.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.7%	21.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	10.2%
25 to 34	7.7%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	17.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	10.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.2%
75 and over	3.4%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Diboll	Lufkin
White (non-Hispanic)	26.4%	42.7%
Black or African American	28.0%	18.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	42.6%	33.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Diboll	Lufkin
No high school diploma	23.6%	16.0%
High school graduate	32.5%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Diboll	Lufkin
Drove alone	85.4%	81.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	5.1%
Other means	2.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Diboll	Lufkin
1-unit, detached	77.2%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.7%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Diboll	Lufkin
Poverty rate	17.5%	19.2%
Average household size	2.68	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1975	1980