Lavaca County, TX Demographic Data
Lavaca County, TX Summary
Lavaca County is located in Texas
- Population: 19,269
- Area: 970.44 sq. miles
- Land Area: 969.71 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.73 sq. miles
- Population Density: 19.85 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 213.58 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lavaca County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,134
52%
50.8
Male
9,520
48%
49.2
Total Population
19,654
323,128,000
Lavaca County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,172
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,419
7.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,285
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,122
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,034
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,947
9.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,970
10.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,569
13.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,268
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,530
7.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,226
11.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,450
7.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
662
3.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
15,051
76.6%
77.2
Female
7,760
51.6%
51.3
Male
7,291
48.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
14,352
73.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,198
26.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,338
22.1%
15.2
Female
2,411
55.6%
55.8
Male
1,927
44.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Lavaca County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
19,229
97.8%
96.8
White
15,354
78.1%
72.6
Black or African American
1,331
6.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2
0.0%
0.8
Asian
80
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
16
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
18
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
22
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
24
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
2,462
12.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
425
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,484
17.7%
17.8
Mexican
3,415
17.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
69
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,170
82.3%
82.2
Lavaca County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,060
7.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,256
9.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,681
41.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,587
19.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
833
6.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,599
11.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
606
4.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,316
17.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,306
82.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,205
16.1%
31.2
Lavaca County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,492
22.1%
33.7%
Now Married
9,368
59.4%
47.5
Divorced
1,429
9.1%
11.0%
Separated
232
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,257
8.0
5.8%
Lavaca County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,214
82.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,268
17.7%
21.6%
Spanish
2,502
13.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
710
3.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
56
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lavaca County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
387
5.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
545
7.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
911
11.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
917
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,257
16.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,289
16.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
875
11.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
880
11.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
361
4.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
319
4.1%
6.4
Median household income
47,753
57,617
Per capita income
28,491
31,128
Lavaca County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
945
10.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
465
5.2%
9.8
Construction
822
9.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,833
20.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
541
6.1%
6.6
Information
62
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,355
15.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
514
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
397
4.5%
11.4
Public administration
262
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
953
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
514
5.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
217
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,248
14.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,780
31.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,797
20.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,732
19.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,323
14.9%
18.1%
Lavaca County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,752
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,180
82.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,000
11.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
35
0.4%
5.1
Walked
103
1.2%
2.7
Other means
80
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
354
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.0
26.6
Lavaca County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
382
4.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,126
27.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,099
40.0%
37.1
3 or more
2,134
27.6%
21.0
Lavaca County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,741
74.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,920
76.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,821
23.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,629
25.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Lavaca County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,370
1 room
122
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
332
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
1,256
12.1%
9.1
4 rooms
2,643
25.5%
16.5
5 rooms
1,957
18.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,810
17.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,089
10.5%
12.0
8 rooms
621
6.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
540
5.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lavaca County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,370
1-unit, detached
8,135
78.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
52
0.5%
5.9
2-units
173
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
60
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
35
0.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
33
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
133
1.3%
9.0
Mobile home
1,704
16.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
45
0.4%
0.1
Lavaca County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,515
14.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
909
8.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,383
13.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
993
9.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,184
11.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,296
12.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,450
14.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,284
12.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
305
2.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
51
0.5%
1.4%
Lavaca County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,725
22.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,225
15.8%
4.7
Electricity
4,545
58.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
24
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
188
2.4%
1.9
Solar energy
3
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
12
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
19
0.2%
1.1
Lavaca County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,204
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
41
1.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
76
3.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
82
3.7%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
232
10.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
288
13.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
552
25.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
933
42.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,237
56.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
282
12.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
213
9.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
47
2.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
414
18.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Lavaca County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,479
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
12
0.8%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
30
2.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
192
13.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
394
26.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
851
57.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
342
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
664
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
425
29.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
241
16.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
213
14.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
160
10.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
126
8.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
300
20.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
356
0.0%
0.0%
Lavaca County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,920
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,044
17.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,458
24.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
645
10.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
793
13.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,048
17.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
586
9.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
292
4.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
54
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
131,000
205,000
