Demographics of Lockhart city, Texas

Lockhart city, Texas had 18,159 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,785 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lockhart city, in four figures

18,159
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,326 ±36.; +26.3%
Change since July 2020: +3,785 people.; 39.0 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,400 ±$11,397
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.

Lockhart city, Texas's population grew 26.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lockhart 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lockhart city, Texas's population grew 26.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lockhart 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	14,374	100.0	100.0
2021	14,700	102.3	100.2
2022	15,005	104.4	100.7
2023	15,538	108.1	101.6
2024	17,356	120.7	102.5
2025	18,159	126.3	103.1

Population of Lockhart city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,374	—
2021	14,700	+326
2022	15,005	+305
2023	15,538	+533
2024	17,356	+1,818
2025	18,159	+803

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.0 ±2.2: for men 37.2 ±3.4 and for women 41.0 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lockhart city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	644 ±229	4.2% ±1.5	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,333 ±375	15.2% ±2.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,566 ±311	10.2% ±2.0	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,445 ±483	29.0% ±3.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,758 ±411	24.5% ±2.7	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,580 ±357	16.8% ±2.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,400 ±$11,397, and income per person $30,208 ±$3,255, 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 Lockhart city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	785 ±231	14.4% ±4.1	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,317 ±304	24.2% ±5.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	801 ±193	14.7% ±3.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	877 ±214	16.1% ±3.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,003 ±242	18.4% ±4.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	358 ±167	6.6% ±3.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	296 ±133	5.4% ±2.4	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 Lockhart city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,781 ±652	13.0% ±4.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	654 ±232	22.0% ±7.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	850 ±396	11.4% ±5.2	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	277 ±127	8.6% ±3.8	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lockhart city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lockhart city	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,865 ±414	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.7% ±2.0	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.3% ±3.2	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.0% ±5.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.0% ±4.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$251,600 ±$18,727	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,152 ±$100	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±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 Lockhart city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,056 ±579	52.6% ±3.8	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,996 ±552	39.1% ±3.6	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	826 ±233	5.4% ±1.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	31 to 131	0.2% to 0.9%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	367 ±169	2.4% ±1.1	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 Lockhart city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	12,374 ±475	80.7% ±3.1	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,060 ±369	13.4% ±2.4	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	24 to 282	0.2% to 1.8%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	739 ±355	4.8% ±2.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	97 to 341	0.6% to 2.2%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	198 to 842	1.3% to 5.5%	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%.

Lockhart city among the places of Texas

206th 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 Lockhart city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Palmview city	15,921 ±35
Buda city	15,859 ±32
Canyon city	15,723 ±67
Uvalde city	15,417 ±26
Rio Grande City city	15,396 ±33
Lockhart city	15,326 ±36
Mineral Wells city	15,244 ±75
West University Place city	14,982 ±38
Hereford city	14,840 ±16
Manvel city	14,758 ±45
Rendon CDP	14,632 ±1,363

Rankings this appears in

No. 24 Places in Texas by median age
No. 63 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 77 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 98 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 133 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 160 Places in Texas by median home value

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026