Lorena

Population: 1,506
Median household income: $87,337
Median home value: $263,600

Lorena, a community in McLennan County, Texas, has 1,506 residents. At $87,337, its median household income sits above McLennan County's $63,888.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lorena's population declined 24.5% from 1,995 to 1,506, while its median home value rose 62.8% from $161,900 to $263,600.

The median resident is 36.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,506
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $87,337
Median home value: $263,600
Median gross rent: $1,352
Housing units: 599
Homeownership rate: 77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9951,506

Median household income

$78,750$87,337

Median home value

$161,900$263,600

Median gross rent

$832$1,352

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,995	$78,750	$161,900	$832
2020	1,822	$85,500	$173,900	$950
2021	1,931	$93,750	$188,400	$1,047
2022	1,650	$90,982	$241,400	$1,350
2023	1,506	$87,337	$263,600	$1,352

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1725.6%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	80	5.3%
5 to 17	386	25.6%
18 to 24	72	4.8%
25 to 34	197	13.1%
35 to 44	181	12.0%
45 to 54	176	11.7%
55 to 64	184	12.2%
65 to 74	102	6.8%
75 and over	128	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,181	78.4%
Black or African American	25	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.4%
Two or more races	43	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	240	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.0%

High school graduate19.1%

Some college or associate's43.5%

Bachelor's degree25.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	2.0%
High school graduate	185	19.1%
Some college or associate's	421	43.5%
Bachelor's degree	246	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	97	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	588	84.7%
Carpooled	51	7.3%
Public transit	3	0.4%
Walked	6	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	46	6.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	166	25.6%
15 to 29 min	376	58.0%
30 to 44 min	80	12.3%
45 to 59 min	9	1.4%
60+ min	17	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 3.4% (51 of 1,500)

	Count	Share
Family households	437	77.6%
Nonfamily households	126	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	563	94.0%
Vacant	36	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	434	77.1%
Renter-occupied	129	22.9%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	491	82.0%
1-unit, attached	20	3.3%
2 to 4 units	57	9.5%
5 to 19 units	22	3.7%
20 or more units	5	0.8%
Mobile home & other	4	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4844020
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.3831, -97.2102