Houston County vs Lampasas County

A side-by-side comparison of Houston County and Lampasas County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lampasas County has the higher population (22,267 vs 22,042 in Houston County). Lampasas County has the higher median household income ($76,919 vs $54,563 in Houston County). Lampasas County has the higher median home value ($236,000 vs $155,100 in Houston County).

Population, income & housing

	Houston County	Lampasas County
Population	22,042	22,267
Median age	44.0 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,563	$76,919
Median home value	$155,100	$236,000
Median gross rent	$873	$961
Housing units	10,833	9,802
Homeownership rate	68.8%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Houston County	Lampasas County
Population	22,954 → 22,042 (-4.0%)	20,862 → 22,267 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$37,904 → $54,563 (+44.0%)	$60,772 → $76,919 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$100,700 → $155,100 (+54.0%)	$161,600 → $236,000 (+46.0%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $873 (+24.4%)	$774 → $961 (+24.2%)

Houston County

Population

22,95422,042

Median household income

$37,904$54,563

Median home value

$100,700$155,100

Median gross rent

$702$873

Lampasas County

Population

20,86222,267

Median household income

$60,772$76,919

Median home value

$161,600$236,000

Median gross rent

$774$961

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Houston County	Lampasas County
Under 5	5.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.0%	16.9%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.7%	9.2%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.9%	15.4%
65 to 74	11.9%	11.8%
75 and over	9.9%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Houston County	Lampasas County
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	70.2%
Black or African American	21.5%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Houston County	Lampasas County
No high school diploma	17.3%	9.7%
High school graduate	37.8%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Houston County	Lampasas County
Drove alone	81.4%	76.3%
Carpooled	8.7%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.6%	7.2%
Other means	0.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Houston County	Lampasas County
1-unit, detached	69.9%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	2.1%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Houston County	Lampasas County
Poverty rate	16.3%	9.2%
Average household size	2.47	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1980	1989