Lufkin, TX Housing Market & City Data

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35,021
Population Estimate
$114,525
Median Home Value
93.4%
Employment Rate
21.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$145
Median Listing Price$271,925
Median Days on Market84
Active Listings218
New Listings52
Total Listings (Active + Pending)285
Avg Listing Price$325,445
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-14%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.32
Family Dual Income50.4
Median Household Income$48,588
Median Individual Income$23,850
Home Ownership52.1%
Home Value$114,525
Median Rent$856
Rent Burden33.1%
Poverty20.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED19.1%
  • Highschool Education27.4%
  • Some College31.8%
  • Bachelors Degree13.8%
  • Graduate Degree7.9%
  • Total College or Above21.7%
  • Stem Degree42.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.5%
  • Female52.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.1%
  • Divorced14.6%
  • Never Married31.5%
  • Widowed7.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLufkin
State IDTX
Population35,021

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1828.2%
19–2916.9%
30–3911.9%
40–4911.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.0%
60–6910.1%
70–795.9%
80+4.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation59.8%
Unemployment Rate6.6%
Disabled16.3%

ETHNICITY

White69.0%
Black23.7%
Asian2.2%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.3%
Multiple2.3%

OTHER

Hispanic29.9%
Limited English4.1%
Health Uninsured19.9%
Veteran8.3%

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