Demographics of Lamb County, Texas

Lamb County, Texas had 12,579 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −426 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lamb County, in four figures

12,579
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.3%
Change since July 2020: −426 people.; 37.1 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,760 ±$4,148
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lamb County, Texas's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lamb County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lamb County, Texas's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lamb County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	13,005	100.0	100.0
2021	12,902	99.2	100.2
2022	12,747	98.0	100.7
2023	12,713	97.8	101.6
2024	12,618	97.0	102.5
2025	12,579	96.7	103.1

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Population of Lamb County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	13,005	−36	+11	0	−44
2021	12,902	−103	−27	+4	−85
2022	12,747	−155	−33	+36	−158
2023	12,713	−34	−13	+78	−103
2024	12,618	−95	0	+110	−205
2025	12,579	−39	−5	+67	−100

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±1.0: for men 35.5 ±0.9 and for women 39.3 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lamb County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	869 ±117	6.8% ±0.9	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,620 ±235	20.4% ±1.8	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,205 ±171	9.4% ±1.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,939 ±197	22.9% ±1.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,998 ±214	23.4% ±1.7	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,197 ±228	17.1% ±1.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,760 ±$4,148, and income per person $28,888 ±$1,846, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lamb County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	961 ±180	20.5% ±3.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	958 ±175	20.5% ±3.7	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	997 ±189	21.3% ±4.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	697 ±133	14.9% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	675 ±175	14.4% ±3.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	191 ±76	4.1% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	198 ±76	4.2% ±1.6	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lamb County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,887 ±433	15.0% ±3.4	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	624 ±164	18.3% ±4.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	811 ±227	13.0% ±3.6	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	452 ±131	15.5% ±4.3	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lamb County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lamb County	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,885 ±28	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.5% ±3.0	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.5% ±3.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.0% ±3.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.0% ±3.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$82,400 ±$11,973	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$968 ±$98	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lamb County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,478 ±0	58.3% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,613 ±31	36.0% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	417 ±105	3.3% ±0.8	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1 to 171	< 0.1% to 1.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 113	0% to 0.9%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	180 ±49	1.4% ±0.4	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lamb County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	9,681 ±452	75.5% ±3.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,421 ±228	11.1% ±1.8	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	20 to 102	0.2% to 0.8%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,665 ±391	13.0% ±3.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	339 ±92	2.6% ±0.7	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,326 ±398	10.3% ±3.1	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lamb County among the counties of Texas

150th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Lamb County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Nolan County	14,117	−4.1%
Zapata County	13,753	−0.9%
Blanco County	13,581	+18.6%
Rains County	13,542	+11.2%
Camp County	13,380	+7.7%
Lamb County	12,579	−3.3%
Wilbarger County	12,481	−2.8%
Reeves County	12,138	−17.8%
Morris County	12,133	+1.3%
Newton County	11,954	−1.7%
Live Oak County	11,929	+5.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026