Demographics of Lufkin city, Texas

Lufkin city, Texas had 34,350 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +228 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lufkin city, in four figures

34,350
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 34,251 ±37.; +0.7%
Change since July 2020: +228 people.; 34.6 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,048 ±$5,717
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.

Lufkin city, Texas's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lufkin 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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The figures

Lufkin city, Texas's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lufkin 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	34,122	100.0	100.0
2021	34,216	100.3	100.2
2022	34,202	100.2	100.7
2023	34,299	100.5	101.6
2024	34,347	100.7	102.5
2025	34,350	100.7	103.1

Population of Lufkin city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	34,122	—
2021	34,216	+94
2022	34,202	−14
2023	34,299	+97
2024	34,347	+48
2025	34,350	+3

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.6 ±1.9: for men 31.6 ±1.4 and for women 36.8 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lufkin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	2,415 ±372	7.1% ±1.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,885 ±621	20.1% ±1.8	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,676 ±520	10.7% ±1.5	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,537 ±657	24.9% ±1.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,523 ±693	22.0% ±2.0	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,215 ±487	15.2% ±1.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,048 ±$5,717, and income per person $28,636 ±$2,067, 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 Lufkin city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,737 ±465	21.2% ±3.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,116 ±493	24.1% ±3.7	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,081 ±380	16.1% ±2.9	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,005 ±394	15.5% ±3.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,759 ±412	13.6% ±3.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	492 ±175	3.8% ±1.3	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	722 ±245	5.6% ±1.9	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 Lufkin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	5,967 ±1,010	18.0% ±3.1	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,416 ±492	26.2% ±4.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,787 ±485	16.2% ±2.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	764 ±243	11.4% ±3.5	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lufkin city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lufkin city	Texas	United States
Housing units	14,555 ±370	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.7% ±1.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.3% ±2.1	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.6% ±2.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.4% ±3.5	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$179,600 ±$9,894	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,079 ±$49	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±2	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 Lufkin city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,586 ±757	33.8% ±2.2	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,531 ±828	42.4% ±2.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,273 ±705	18.3% ±2.1	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	603 ±228	1.8% ±0.7	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 57	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,215 ±378	3.5% ±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 Lufkin city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	23,803 ±956	69.5% ±2.8	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,579 ±880	16.3% ±2.6	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	227 to 887	0.7% to 2.6%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,312 ±591	12.6% ±1.7	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,554 ±368	4.5% ±1.1	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,758 ±604	8.1% ±1.8	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%.

Lufkin city among the places of Texas

110th 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 Lufkin city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cibolo city	35,109 ±86
Fulshear city	34,868 ±27
Del Rio city	34,668 ±35
Cleburne city	34,344 ±67
Celina city	34,268 ±32
Lufkin city	34,251 ±37
Harker Heights city	34,128 ±37
Deer Park city	33,967 ±42
Canyon Lake CDP	33,883 ±1,780
Seguin city	33,754 ±43
West Odessa CDP	32,594 ±1,634

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lufkin city, Texas

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