What is the population of Lockhart city?

Lockhart city has 14,708 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #210 of 1,863 in Texas.

What is the median household income in Lockhart city?

Median household income in Lockhart city is $67,252 a year, 14.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lockhart city?

Median gross rent is $1,161 a month and the median home value is $218,400, so rent absorbs about 20.7% of median household income.

Is Lockhart city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lockhart city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Lockhart, TX population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Lockhart, Texas (Lockhart, TX — Census place “Lockhart city”) is 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. Looking for the Lockhart Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Lockhart, TX: 78644.

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

Lockhart ZIP codes (Texas)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lockhart.

The Lockhart TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

78644

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

Lockhart city, TX in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Lockhart city is a mid-size town in Texas, with 14,708 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #210 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 37.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Lockhart city earn a median of $67,252 a year, 14.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 4% above the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 13.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Lockhart city is valued at $218,400, 28% below the national figure and 22% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,161 a month, 17.4% below the national figure, or roughly $13,932 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Lockhart city?: Lockhart city has 14,708 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #210 of 1,863 in Texas.
What is the median household income in Lockhart city?: Median household income in Lockhart city is $67,252 a year, 14.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lockhart city?: Median gross rent is $1,161 a month and the median home value is $218,400, so rent absorbs about 20.7% of median household income.
Is Lockhart city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lockhart city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Lockhart city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.