Official Federal Data
Lipscomb County, Texas
FIPS 48295 · Population 2,918
9 Sources
Updated June 22, 2026
$72,560 ▲
Median Income
$80,734 national
3.2%
Unemployment
4% national
$624M ▼
GDP
22.4% ▲
Bachelor's+
35.7% national
Small population: 2,918 residents. These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-year estimates, which carry a wide margin of error for places under 20,000 people. Read each value as an approximate range, and treat year-over-year changes as indicative rather than exact. A small shift can reflect survey sampling, not a real change on the ground.
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household
$72,560 ▲
Per Capita
$32,221 ▲
Mean Household
$92,240 ▲
Poverty Rate
11.5% ▼approx.
Median Income Comparison
Lipscomb County$72,560
Texas$78,476
National$80,734
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B02001, B03003
Cohorts
Under 18 · 30.8%
18-34 · 17.7%
35-54 · 23%
55-64 · 9.9%
65+ · 18.6%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
84.3%
High School+
National: 89.6%
▼ 5.3 pts
22.4%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
▼ 13.3 pts
4.1%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
▼ 10.0 pts
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
2,918
Population
1,247
Labor Force
Employed
1,166
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
3.2%
Mean Commute 6 min below national avg
19.9 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
2.1%
Key Takeaways
- Talent gap: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment trails the national average by 13.3 pts, relevant for advanced-services attraction strategy.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
Key Takeaways
- Largest sector: Transportation and Warehousing employs 74 workers (57.8% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $76,525.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $624M (2024).
- Wage stratification: Transportation and Warehousing averages $76,525 while Retail Trade averages $23,872, a 3.2x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Dominant Cluster
Goods-Producing Cluster
Coherent grouping of concentrated sub-sectors, signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
562
Cluster Employment
3.27x
Peak LQ
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
Truck Transportation
6.59x 74
Gasoline Stations and Fuel Dealers
3.40x 27
3.27x 562
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Truck Transportation concentrates at 6.59x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
- Cluster depth: 3 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, suggesting an interconnected industrial base rather than reliance on a single employer or sector.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064
$124,300 ▲
Median Home Value vs 2019
$876 ▲
Rent/Mo
82.4% ▲
Owner-Occ
28.4% ▲
Vacancy
1.7x
Home Value to Income Ratio - Affordable
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents
Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026
Studio
$756/mo
1 Bedroom
$778/mo
2 Bedroom
$973/mo
3 Bedroom
$1,270/mo
4 Bedroom
$1,432/mo
30% of monthly median household income (~$1,814/mo) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Key Takeaways
- Affordable market: Home value to income ratio of 1.7x is well below the ~4.1x national average; supports talent attraction and family settlement narratives.
- High home ownership: 82.4% owner-occupied; rental supply may be tight for incoming workers.
- Elevated vacancy: 28.4% vacancy rate. In resort, rural, and seasonal markets much of this is recreational/seasonal (second homes), not available supply; confirm the vacancy-by-reason split before treating it as a redevelopment opportunity.
- Broadly affordable rents: All 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom tiers sit below the 30%-of-median-income affordability threshold (~$1,814/mo), a clear cost-of-living advantage for workforce attraction.
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23025, B08303, B08301
1,476 ▼
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 6 min below national avg
19.9 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
2.1%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
73.4%
of prime-age population
▼ vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
22.4% ▲
HS Diploma+
84.3% ▲
Regional / Statewide Institutions
Total credentials awarded
79,681/yr
20,117/yr
17,432/yr
11,449/yr
10,913/yr
10,852/yr
8,918/yr
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
19.5%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
40.1%
Service
12.3%
Sales & Office
13.8%
Construction / Maint.
13.4%
Production / Transport
20.5%
Bars scaled 2× for visual differentiation; percentage labels show actual share of 1,166 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Short commutes: 19.9-minute mean commute is a quality-of-life and labor-access advantage worth surfacing for site selectors.
- Talent pipeline: 6 regional institutions feed the workforce; the top three combined produce 48,998 annual credentials.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
AI-assisted analysis, drawn from 9 federal data sources
Sample AI Insight
Lipscomb County shows strong potential for truck transportation attraction, with a 6.59x concentration and 74 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.
The interconnected base across truck transportation, gasoline stations and fuel dealers, and creates supply-chain attraction leverage rather than single-employer risk, a structural advantage for industrial recruitment.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025 annual
BLS LAUS (via FRED)2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
College ScorecardAY 2022-23
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Lipscomb County, Texas, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Lipscomb County, Texas?
2,918 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Lipscomb County, Texas?
$72,560 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lipscomb County, Texas?
3.2% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Lipscomb County, Texas?
$624M (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1).
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