Texas · Census place 41164
Lamesa city, TX
Quick answer
Lamesa city has 8,527 residents, ranking #295 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $50,533, the median home is worth $85,800 and median gross rent runs $903 a month.
- Population
- 8,527Lamesa city residents
- Median household income
- $50,533Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $85,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $903Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lamesa city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lamesa city median would spend about 21.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.6% of residents and 68% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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