Lee County, TX

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2023 Population

17,758

1.23% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

12.2%

7.18% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$247,500

18.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Lee County, TX had a population of 17.8k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Lee County, TX grew from 17,543 to 17,758, a 1.23% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Lee County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Lee County, TX was $247,500, and the homeownership rate was 78.1%.

Most people in Lee County, TX N/A, and the average commute time was 33 minutes. The average car ownership in Lee County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Lee County, TX borders Bastrop County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Milam County, TX, Washington County, TX, and Williamson County, TX.

United States Texas

Economy

The economy of Lee County, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in Lee County, TX are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lee County, TX, are Management Occupations (891 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (780 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (764 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lee County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lee County, TX, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lee County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Lee County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,180

Median earning men ± $8,523

$36,578

Median earning women ± $6,249

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($78,816), Information ($76,463), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($50,500), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,893), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,041).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Construction
30
Other Services (except Public Administration)
29
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$72.8k
Construction
$64.7k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$32.3k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lee County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 77.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.804%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (77.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.804%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lee County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 77.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.804%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Lee County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, InfinityM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while InfinityM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lee County, TX was $247,500 in 2023, which is 0.816 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $208,100 to $247,500, a 18.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Lee County, TX is 78.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Lee County, TX have an average commute time of 33 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Lee County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lee County, TX is N/A. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Lee County, TX was Census Tract 1 with a value of $86,683, followed by Census Tract 3 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $66,842 and $63,462.

In 2023, 17.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lee County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 4.58%.

Housing

Property

$247,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$23,148

$5,248

Median Property Taxes

±$540

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 Lee County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

78.1%

Homeownership

2023

65.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 78.1% of the housing units in Lee County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1
Census Tract 3
Census Tract 2

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Lee County, TX was Census Tract 1 with a value of $86,683, followed by Census Tract 3 and Census Tract 2, with respective values of $66,842 and $63,462.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lee County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

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Median Household Income

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6.72k

Number of Households

± 668

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The following chart displays the households in Lee County, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lee County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more 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

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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

33 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lee County, TX have a longer commute time (33 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Lee County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 17.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lee County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 4.58%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lee County, TX (2.12k out of 17.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 35 - 44.

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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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 18.1% of the children was living in poverty in Lee County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Health

N/A% of the population of Lee County, TX has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lee County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 73.2 in Lee County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Lee County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.6% in Lee County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Lee County, TX.