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Lamb County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Lamb County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lamb County is a small, agriculture-oriented West Texas county with a population of 12,919 and a GDP per capita of $60,450—well above median worker earnings of $35,688—pointing to capital-intensive production rather than high-wage employment. The labor pool is modest, with a 60.4% participation rate, 14.3% bachelor's degree attainment, and a 2.9% unemployment rate, with 13.0% of residents foreign-born. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $76,600 and median gross rent of $900/month, though the county has shed 2.6% of its population over five years and carries a 15.9% poverty rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

12,919

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,760

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.6% since 2018

Lamb County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,771 (68.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,507 (19.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone603 (4.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone473 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races276 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone101 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,076
  2. 2.Other Indo-European88
  3. 3.Vietnamese12
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

13.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

399

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$60,450

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,993

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,202
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)895
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining712
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities590
  5. 5.Construction (Group)495

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,636
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,165
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,063
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,005
  5. 5.Service Occupations883

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 8.06×)738
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.56×)206
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.55×)520
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.24×)492
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.23×)768

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$76,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$900/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $60,000 to $69,999298 (8.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999289 (8.3%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999275 (7.9%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999209 (6.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999206 (5.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999204 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

77.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,688

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,605 (80.6%)
  • Carpooled792 (13.9%)
  • Worked At Home226 (4.0%)
  • Walked39 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit28 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.