Demographics of Lamesa city, Texas

Lamesa city, Texas had 8,103 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −606 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lamesa city, in four figures

8,103
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,393 ±26.; −7.0%
Change since July 2020: −606 people.; 34.2 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,007 ±$10,244
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lamesa city, Texas's population shrank 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lamesa city, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Lamesa city, Texas's population shrank 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lamesa city, 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	8,709	100.0	100.0
2021	8,611	98.9	100.2
2022	8,418	96.7	100.7
2023	8,263	94.9	101.6
2024	8,170	93.8	102.5
2025	8,103	93.0	103.1

Population of Lamesa city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,709	—
2021	8,611	−98
2022	8,418	−193
2023	8,263	−155
2024	8,170	−93
2025	8,103	−67

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.2 ±1.6: for men 29.8 ±2.4 and for women 36.1 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lamesa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	599 ±79	7.1% ±0.9	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,729 ±261	20.6% ±3.1	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	998 ±270	11.9% ±3.2	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,110 ±305	25.1% ±3.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,612 ±214	19.2% ±2.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,345 ±205	16.0% ±2.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,007 ±$10,244, and income per person $29,918 ±$4,230, 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 Lamesa city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	974 ±221	28.6% ±6.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	744 ±212	21.8% ±6.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	444 ±176	13.0% ±5.1	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	520 ±165	15.3% ±4.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	370 ±131	10.9% ±3.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	104 to 318	3.1% to 9.3%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	58 to 234	1.7% to 6.9%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Lamesa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,887 ±563	22.7% ±6.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	707 ±278	30.4% ±10.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	806 ±223	19.5% ±5.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	374 ±129	20.1% ±6.5	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lamesa city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lamesa city	Texas	United States
Housing units	4,073 ±108	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.7% ±4.1	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.3% ±4.6	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.3% ±5.2	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.7% ±6.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$95,000 ±$11,298	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$813 ±$313	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±3	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 Lamesa city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,750 ±210	68.5% ±2.5	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,264 ±225	27.0% ±2.7	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	86 to 404	1.0% to 4.8%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 133	0% to 1.6%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	12 to 116	0.1% to 1.4%	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 Lamesa city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	7,226 ±293	86.1% ±3.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	658 ±228	7.8% ±2.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 82	< 0.1% to 1.0%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	468 ±179	5.6% ±2.1	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	287 ±138	3.4% ±1.6	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	84 to 278	1.0% to 3.3%	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%.

Lamesa city among the places of Texas

307th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Lamesa city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Navasota city	8,542 ±176
Kaufman city	8,538 ±26
Hillsboro city	8,506 ±27
Richland Hills city	8,493 ±28
Prairie View city	8,431 ±11
Lamesa city	8,393 ±26
Liberty Hill city	8,371 ±20
Lucas city	8,351 ±26
Sunnyvale town	8,336 ±25
Los Fresnos city	8,291 ±31
Northlake town	8,283 ±28

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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