Lufkin, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population
34,251
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.6
3.59% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
18%
6.19% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$57,048
0.575% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$179,600
10.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
14,568
1.45% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Lufkin, 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.

91.9% of the residents in Lufkin, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lufkin, TX are Angelina College (1,134 degrees awarded in 2023), Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin (41 degrees), and East Texas Cosmetology College (34 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Lufkin, TX was $179,600, and the homeownership rate was 51.6%.

Most people in Lufkin, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Lufkin, TX was 2 cars per household.

United StatesTexasAngelina County, TXLufkin, TXDeep East Texas COG (Central)--Angelina & Nacogdoches Counties PUMA, TX

Population & Diversity

Lufkin, TX is home to a population of 34.3k people, from which 91.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.5% of Lufkin, TX residents were born outside of the country (4.28k people).

In 2024, there were 2.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.5k people) in Lufkin, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.64k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 6.27k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.9%
2024 Citizenship
91.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.9% of Lufkin, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lufkin, TX was 91.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lufkin, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    14.5k ± 828
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    6.64k ± 1.15k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    6.27k ± 705
33.8%
Hispanic Population
11.6k people

In 2024, there were 2.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.5k people) in Lufkin, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.64k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 6.27k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

33.8% of the people in Lufkin, TX are hispanic (11.6k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

12.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.28k people
13.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.47k people

As of 2024, 12.5% of Lufkin, TX residents (4.28k 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 Lufkin, TX was 13.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    309 ± 94
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    285 ± 184
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    225 ± 118

Lufkin, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lufkin, TX employs 14.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lufkin, TX were Manufacturing (2,025 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,921 people), and Retail Trade (1,742 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($57,998), Public Administration ($55,378), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($51,992).

Employment

Occupations

14.6k
2024 Value
± 1,084
−1.45%
1 Year decline
± 10.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lufkin, TX declined at a rate of −1.45%, from 14.8k employees to 14.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lufkin, TX, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,512 people), Production Occupations (1,382 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,276 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lufkin, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

14.6k
2024 Value
± 1,084
−1.45%
1 Year decline
± 10.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lufkin, TX declined at a rate of −1.45%, from 14.8k employees to 14.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lufkin, TX, are Manufacturing (2,025 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,921 people), and Retail Trade (1,742 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lufkin, TX, though some of these residents may live in Lufkin, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,588
Median earning men ± $1,866
$33,600
Median earning women ± $3,265

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($57,384), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,500), and Manufacturing ($49,583).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,913), Wholesale Trade ($46,957), and Public Administration ($43,657).

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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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

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

Voting results are not available for Lufkin, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
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 Texas1
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Lufkin, TX awarded 1,223 degrees. The student population of Lufkin, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,477 male students and 2,560 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lufkin, TX are White (570 and 47.7%), Hispanic or Latino (386 and 32.3%), Black or African American (193 and 16.1%), and Two or More Races (25 and 2.09%).

The largest universities in Lufkin, TX by number of degrees awarded are Angelina College (1,134 and 92.7%), Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin (41 and 3.35%), and East Texas Cosmetology College (34 and 2.78%).

The most popular majors in Lufkin, TX are Liberal Arts & Sciences (303 and 24.8%), General Studies (159 and 13%), and Electromechanical Technology (75 and 6.13%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,037 students enrolled in Lufkin, TX, 36.6% men and 63.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,822 records, of which 63.3% were women and 36.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Cosmetology
    27 degrees awarded
  2. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    303 degrees awarded
  3. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
    47 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Lufkin, TX was General Cosmetology with 27 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Lufkin, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Angelina College
    1,134 degrees awarded
  2. Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin
    41 degrees awarded
  3. East Texas Cosmetology College
    34 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Angelina College with 1,134 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 445 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lufkin, TX, which is 0.572 times less than the 778 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 570 degrees mean that there were 1.48 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 386 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,450) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,290) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,721) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lufkin, TX was $179,600 in 2024, which is 0.54 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $162,600 to $179,600, a 10.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Lufkin, TX is 51.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lufkin, TX have an average commute time of 17.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lufkin, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$179,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,894
$6,662
Median Property Taxes
±$613

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

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

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Rent vs Own

51.6%
Homeownership
2024
66.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 51.6% of the housing units in Lufkin, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 52%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$57,048
Median Household Income
± $5,717
12.9k
Number of Households
± 1,009

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.9k households in Lufkin, TX grew to $57,048 from the previous year's value of $56,722.

The following chart displays the households in Lufkin, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lufkin, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.5%)
  2. Carpooled (9.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.87%)

In 2024, 80.5% of workers in Lufkin, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.7%) and those who worked at home (6.87%).

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.

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Commute Time

17.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lufkin, TX have a shorter commute time (17.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.3% of the workforce in Lufkin, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lufkin, TX (5.97k out of 33.1k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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.

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Health

81.2% of the population of Lufkin, TX has health coverage, with 36% on employee plans, 20% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 1.49% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.9% under 18 years, 22.4% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

18.8%
Uninsured
36%
Employer Coverage
20%
Medicaid
10.8%
Medicare
12.8%
Non-Group
1.49%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lufkin, TX grew by 4.35% from 18.1% to 18.8%.

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