Lockett vs Vernon

A side-by-side comparison of Lockett and Vernon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Vernon has the higher population (9,947 vs 268 in Lockett). Vernon has the higher median home value ($89,700 vs $65,400 in Lockett). Since 2019, Lockett's population has grown faster (+33.3% vs -5.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Lockett	Vernon
Population	268	9,947
Median age	27.0 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,855
Median home value	$65,400	$89,700
Median gross rent	—	$870
Housing units	54	4,729
Homeownership rate	53.7%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lockett	Vernon
Population	201 → 268 (+33.3%)	10,509 → 9,947 (-5.3%)
Median household income	—	$42,533 → $48,855 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $65,400 (-23.1%)	$64,600 → $89,700 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$605 → $870 (+43.8%)

Lockett

Population

201268

Median home value

$85,000$65,400

Vernon

Population

10,5099,947

Median household income

$42,533$48,855

Median home value

$64,600$89,700

Median gross rent

$605$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lockett	Vernon
Under 5	9.3%	7.8%
5 to 17	5.2%	15.6%
18 to 24	33.6%	9.7%
25 to 34	7.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	9.7%	12.8%
45 to 54	5.6%	11.4%
55 to 64	6.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	21.6%	11.6%
75 and over	1.1%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lockett	Vernon
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	50.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	35.1%	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lockett	Vernon
No high school diploma	40.3%	18.5%
High school graduate	21.6%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lockett	Vernon
Drove alone	44.4%	81.1%
Carpooled	41.8%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	3.3%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lockett	Vernon
1-unit, detached	100.0%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Lockett	Vernon
Poverty rate	28.4%	18.9%
Average household size	4.96	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	29	14
Median year structure built	1951	1962