Roxton

Population: 411
Median household income: $66,250

Roxton is a community in Lamar County, Texas, home to 411 residents. At $66,250, its median household income sits above Lamar County's $61,122.

Between 2019 and 2023, Roxton's population declined 43.2% from 723 to 411.

89.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 411
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 243
Homeownership rate: 58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

723411

Median household income

$34,219$66,250

Median home value

$70,000$103,100

Median gross rent

$558$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	723	$34,219	$70,000	$558
2020	629	$35,833	$76,700	$583
2021	578	$46,429	$87,300	$655
2022	585	$57,292	$103,100	$746
2023	411	$66,250	—	$861

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

Age distribution

Under 512.7%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5421.2%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 742.9%

75 and over14.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52	12.7%
5 to 17	58	14.1%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	68	16.5%
35 to 44	41	10.0%
45 to 54	87	21.2%
55 to 64	33	8.0%
65 to 74	12	2.9%
75 and over	60	14.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	337	82.0%
Black or African American	66	16.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	11.3%
High school graduate	112	37.2%
Some college or associate's	57	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	62	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	36	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means7.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	123	73.7%
Carpooled	13	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	6.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	4.2%
Other means	13	7.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	26.3%
15 to 29 min	73	45.6%
30 to 44 min	32	20.0%
45 to 59 min	13	8.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 13.1% (54 of 411)

	Count	Share
Family households	111	63.1%
Nonfamily households	65	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	176	72.4%
Vacant	67	27.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	103	58.5%
Renter-occupied	73	41.5%

1-unit, detached89.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	217	89.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26	10.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4863584
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.5456, -95.7249