Lamesa

Population: 8,527
Median household income: $50,533
Median home value: $85,800

Located in Dawson County, Texas, Lamesa is a community with a population of 8,527. Its median household income of $50,533 runs below the Dawson County figure of $55,789.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lamesa's population declined 7.5% from 9,221 to 8,527, while its median home value rose 21.9% from $70,400 to $85,800.

70.9% of workers drive to work alone. 88.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,527
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $50,533
Median home value: $85,800
Median gross rent: $903
Housing units: 3,991
Homeownership rate: 68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,2218,527

Median household income

$36,904$50,533

Median home value

$70,400$85,800

Median gross rent

$650$903

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,221	$36,904	$70,400	$650
2020	9,179	$34,522	$76,000	$702
2021	8,685	$36,351	$78,500	$762
2022	8,571	$39,434	$87,600	$817
2023	8,527	$50,533	$85,800	$903

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	564	6.6%
5 to 17	1,717	20.1%
18 to 24	972	11.4%
25 to 34	1,147	13.5%
35 to 44	1,081	12.7%
45 to 54	792	9.3%
55 to 64	931	10.9%
65 to 74	718	8.4%
75 and over	605	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,427	28.5%
Black or African American	132	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.2%
Asian	22	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	65	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,866	68.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.5%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,344	25.5%
High school graduate	1,962	37.2%
Some college or associate's	1,175	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	672	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	121	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled19.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means6.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,621	70.9%
Carpooled	721	19.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	131	3.5%
Other means	226	6.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,143	60.1%
15 to 29 min	286	8.0%
30 to 44 min	310	8.7%
45 to 59 min	303	8.5%
60+ min	526	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 20.6% (1,740 of 8,463)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,130	61.3%
Nonfamily households	1,344	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,474	87.0%
Vacant	517	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,364	68.0%
Renter-occupied	1,110	32.0%

1-unit, detached88.1%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,518	88.1%
1-unit, attached	7	0.2%
2 to 4 units	100	2.5%
5 to 19 units	116	2.9%
20 or more units	89	2.2%
Mobile home & other	161	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4841164
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.11 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 32.7333, -101.9538