Lake Worth, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

4,829

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

7.49% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.6%

0.379% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$81,910

2.34% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$236,700

12.3% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Lake Worth, TX is home to a population of 4.83k people, from which 91.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.6% of Lake Worth, TX residents were born outside of the country (656 people).

In 2024, there were 2.56 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.88k people) in Lake Worth, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.13k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 300 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.5%

2024 Citizenship

93.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.5% of Lake Worth, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Worth, TX was 93.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake Worth, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Worth, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.88k ± 524
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.13k ± 671
White (Hispanic)
300 ± 317

36.3%

Hispanic Population

1.75k people

36.3% of the people in Lake Worth, TX are hispanic (1.75k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake Worth, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

13.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

656 people

11.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

557 people

As of 2024, 13.6% of Lake Worth, TX residents (656 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake Worth, TX was 11.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lake Worth, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
50 ± 54
Gulf War (1990s)
15 ± 23

Lake Worth, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.33 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lake Worth, TX.

Economy

The economy of Lake Worth, TX employs 2.43k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake Worth, TX were Construction (286 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (266 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (244 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($170,818), Accommodation & Food Services ($67,845), and Educational Services ($65,319).

Employment

Occupations

2.43k

2024 Value

± 483

2.67%

1 Year growth

± 26.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Worth, TX grew at a rate of 2.67%, from 2.36k employees to 2.43k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Worth, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (400 people), Sales & Related Occupations (254 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (246 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Worth, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.43k

2024 Value

± 483

2.67%

1 Year growth

± 26.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Worth, TX grew at a rate of 2.67%, from 2.36k employees to 2.43k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Worth, TX, are Construction (286 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (266 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (244 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Worth, TX, though some of these residents may live in Lake Worth, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,317

Median earning men ± $11,335

$36,115

Median earning women ± $16,114

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($127,857), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,047), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($48,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,611), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,579), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($31,591).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake Worth, TX was $236,700 in 2024, which is 0.711 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $210,700 to $236,700, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Worth, TX is 65.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake Worth, TX have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Worth, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$236,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,907

$1,221

Median Property Taxes

±$330

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake Worth, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lake Worth, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.8%

Homeownership

2024

61.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.8% of the housing units in Lake Worth, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake Worth, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$81,910

Median Household Income

± $13,757

1.86k

Number of Households

± 396

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.86k households in Lake Worth, TX declined from $81,910 from the previous year's value of $83,869.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Worth, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Worth, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.8%)
Carpooled (20.4%)
Worked At Home (12.4%)

In 2024, 66.8% of workers in Lake Worth, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (20.4%) and those who worked at home (12.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Worth, TX have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.03% of the workforce in Lake Worth, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lake Worth, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lake Worth, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake Worth, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Worth, TX (773 out of 4.66k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake Worth, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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