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Lee County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Lee County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lee County is a small rural county of 17,758 residents that has grown 4.8% over five years, with a median household income of $76,371 and a GDP per capita of $50,759 suggesting meaningful output relative to its size. The workforce is limited in scale, with a 58.1% labor force participation rate and only 18.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though median worker earnings of $40,545 and a median home value of $247,500 reflect relatively modest costs. A 78.1% homeownership rate, median gross rent of $1,050 per month, and a median age of 42.6 years round out a picture of a stable, older, owner-occupied community with a 5.3% unemployment rate and 12.2% poverty rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

17,758

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$76,371

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.8% since 2018

Lee County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,832 (65.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,667 (14.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,731 (9.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone921 (5.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races420 (2.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone353 (2.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,059
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic185
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)27
  4. 4.Other Indo-European13
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

896

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,759

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,961

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,437
  2. 2.Construction (Group)1,276
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)936
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities707
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services651

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,705
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,518
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,445
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,287
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations1,244

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.41×)428
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 2.36×)1,287
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.73×)797
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.68×)626
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)416

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$247,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,050/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,999952 (17.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999907 (16.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999437 (8.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999427 (7.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999384 (7.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999339 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,545

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,692 (70.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,018 (12.6%)
  • Carpooled908 (11.3%)
  • Other232 (2.9%)
  • Walked162 (2.0%)
  • Bicycle37 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.