Texas · Census place 43240
Lockhart city, TX
Quick answer
Lockhart city has 14,708 residents, ranking #210 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $67,252, the median home is worth $218,400 and median gross rent runs $1,161 a month.
- Population
- 14,708Lockhart city residents
- Median household income
- $67,252Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $218,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,161Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lockhart city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lockhart city median would spend about 20.7% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 63.2% 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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