Lamb County, Texas

Lamb County has a population of 12,828 and has shrunk 3.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $82,400, about 1.4 times the county's median household income of $60,760.

Home price
$82,400
Income
$60,760
Population
12,828
Unemployment
2.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$82,400county
Median gross rent$968county
Median year homes here were built1966county
Share of homes built before 198075.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,313county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$60,760county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate15.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.0%county
Unemployment rate2.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.7%county
Share of workers employed by government13.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.9%county
Economic output per resident$78,427county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.12%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time16.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport563180county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station196 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths62.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher14.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher78.8%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment2630county
Students per full-time teacher11.2county
Free lunch eligible68.9%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance25.1%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population12,828county
Land area in square miles1,016county
People per square mile of land12.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age37.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.1%county
Share of households that are one person31.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States13.0%county
Second languages43.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls75.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents314county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in239county
Households that moved away308county
Average income of arriving households$44,749county
Average income of departing households$42,688county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.5 incounty
Annual snowfall3.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.38 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F73 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing92 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days201 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 9county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$107county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh9.9¢county
Household electricity use1,014 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas57.5%county
Homes heated by propane3.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband84.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk18.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk94.9county
Landslide risk0.3county
Hail risk98.7county
Earthquake risk28.6county
Tornado risk58.7county
Tropical cyclone risk43.7county
Extreme heat risk29.4county
Winter weather risk76.0county
Strong wind risk91.1county
Wildfire risk85.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lamb County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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