Lufkin vs Zavalla

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

Lufkin and Zavalla 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 598 in Zavalla). Lufkin has the higher median household income ($56,722 vs $41,250 in Zavalla). Lufkin has the higher median home value ($162,600 vs $67,600 in Zavalla).

Population, income & housing

	Lufkin	Zavalla
Population	34,158	598
Median age	33.4 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,722	$41,250
Median home value	$162,600	$67,600
Median gross rent	$1,043	$856
Housing units	14,397	370
Homeownership rate	52.0%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lufkin	Zavalla
Population	35,465 → 34,158 (-3.7%)	797 → 598 (-25.0%)
Median household income	$48,588 → $56,722 (+16.7%)	$35,750 → $41,250 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$116,800 → $162,600 (+39.2%)	$59,300 → $67,600 (+14.0%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $1,043 (+21.8%)	$681 → $856 (+25.7%)

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

Zavalla

Population

797598

Median household income

$35,750$41,250

Median home value

$59,300$67,600

Median gross rent

$681$856

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lufkin	Zavalla
Under 5	6.4%	1.7%
5 to 17	21.1%	15.9%
18 to 24	10.2%	8.5%
25 to 34	13.7%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	10.3%	19.1%
55 to 64	10.7%	13.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	12.0%
75 and over	7.1%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lufkin	Zavalla
White (non-Hispanic)	42.7%	86.0%
Black or African American	18.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	33.2%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lufkin	Zavalla
No high school diploma	16.0%	14.0%
High school graduate	30.5%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lufkin	Zavalla
Drove alone	81.0%	86.7%
Carpooled	11.5%	12.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lufkin	Zavalla
1-unit, detached	66.9%	54.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	45.4%

Poverty & households

	Lufkin	Zavalla
Poverty rate	19.2%	19.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1980	1991