Blossom

Population: 1,425
Median household income: $56,397
Median home value: $104,000

Blossom is a community in Lamar County, Texas, home to 1,425 residents. Its median household income of $56,397 runs below the Lamar County figure of $61,122.

From 2019 to 2023, Blossom's population declined 12.1% from 1,622 to 1,425, while its median home value rose 24.0% from $83,900 to $104,000.

The median gross rent is $891. 11.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,425
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,397
Median home value: $104,000
Median gross rent: $891
Housing units: 571
Homeownership rate: 67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6221,425

Median household income

$50,104$56,397

Median home value

$83,900$104,000

Median gross rent

$761$891

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,622	$50,104	$83,900	$761
2020	1,338	$42,340	$79,700	$761
2021	1,404	$52,500	$85,200	$835
2022	1,261	$47,273	$87,200	$838
2023	1,425	$56,397	$104,000	$891

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1725.3%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	123	8.6%
5 to 17	361	25.3%
18 to 24	89	6.2%
25 to 34	188	13.2%
35 to 44	185	13.0%
45 to 54	114	8.0%
55 to 64	168	11.8%
65 to 74	136	9.5%
75 and over	61	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,033	72.5%
Black or African American	59	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	113	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	220	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's37.7%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	112	13.1%
High school graduate	323	37.9%
Some college or associate's	321	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	70	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	26	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone92.6%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	636	92.6%
Carpooled	40	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	1.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	104	15.4%
15 to 29 min	469	69.4%
30 to 44 min	24	3.6%
45 to 59 min	11	1.6%
60+ min	68	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 9.1% (130 of 1,425)

	Count	Share
Family households	352	65.1%
Nonfamily households	189	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	541	94.7%
Vacant	30	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	365	67.5%
Renter-occupied	176	32.5%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	412	72.2%
1-unit, attached	9	1.6%
2 to 4 units	50	8.8%
5 to 19 units	33	5.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	67	11.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4808812
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 33.6633, -95.3837