Camp County vs Lamb County

A side-by-side comparison of Camp County and Lamb County: population, income, housing, and more.

Camp County and Lamb County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lamb County has the higher population (12,919 vs 12,652 in Camp County). Lamb County has the higher median household income ($56,997 vs $55,061 in Camp County). Camp County has the higher median home value ($159,900 vs $76,600 in Lamb County).

Population, income & housing

	Camp County	Lamb County
Population	12,652	12,919
Median age	38.7 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,061	$56,997
Median home value	$159,900	$76,600
Median gross rent	$774	$900
Housing units	5,795	5,893
Homeownership rate	76.6%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camp County	Lamb County
Population	12,878 → 12,652 (-1.8%)	13,123 → 12,919 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$48,207 → $55,061 (+14.2%)	$45,111 → $56,997 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$101,600 → $159,900 (+57.4%)	$65,500 → $76,600 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $774 (+7.2%)	$719 → $900 (+25.2%)

Camp County

Population

12,87812,652

Median household income

$48,207$55,061

Median home value

$101,600$159,900

Median gross rent

$722$774

Lamb County

Population

13,12312,919

Median household income

$45,111$56,997

Median home value

$65,500$76,600

Median gross rent

$719$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camp County	Lamb County
Under 5	6.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	20.1%	20.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	9.3%
75 and over	7.1%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camp County	Lamb County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	36.8%
Black or African American	14.1%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	26.7%	57.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camp County	Lamb County
No high school diploma	15.9%	22.6%
High school graduate	35.3%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camp County	Lamb County
Drove alone	80.2%	80.0%
Carpooled	9.8%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	4.6%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camp County	Lamb County
1-unit, detached	74.7%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.4%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Camp County	Lamb County
Poverty rate	22.4%	15.9%
Average household size	2.69	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1984	1966