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Place dossier plate
SheetTX-LAKE-WORTH-TX · Lake Worth, TX 4,667 pop · income 65th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Lake Worth
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Lake Worth on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Grafton · lowest
38,872
Grafton · lowest
38,872 median HH income
34.1% of the leader · rank #1
Ali Molina · near
83,864
Ali Molina · near
83,864 median HH income
73.6% of the leader · rank #2
Ucon · near
83,864
Ucon · near
83,864 median HH income
73.6% of the leader · rank #3
Ponderosa Pine · near
83,864
Ponderosa Pine · near
83,864 median HH income
73.6% of the leader · rank #4
Lake Worth · this city
83,869
Lake Worth · this city
83,869 median HH income
73.6% of the leader · rank #5
Newmarket · near
83,871
Newmarket · near
83,871 median HH income
73.6% of the leader · rank #6
Hurstbourne · highest
113,906
Hurstbourne · highest
113,906 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Lake Worth on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 4,667.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Lake Worth - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Lake Worth places in the 65th percentile for household income and the 1st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
65th
percentile, household income
46th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
1st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Lake Worth, TX
Texas's Lake Worth is a small town, with 4,667 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $83,869 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 7.1%. Lake Worth's housing stock carries a median value of $210,700, and the median resident age is 45.4 years. About 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 57.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 8 residential building permits were authorized in Lake Worth (Growing), up 14% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Lake Worth's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: FBI UCR figures show 9021.6 crimes per 100,000 residents, above the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Texas tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 97.1 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,149 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Texas's average monthly utility costs around $223 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 49.0 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Lake Worth's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to reported crime to population change to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Lake Worth, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Lake Worth?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 7.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Which cities make useful reference points for Lake Worth?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Texas, the closest population matches are Meadows Place (4,689 residents, $92,736 income); Fabens (4,704 residents, $42,524 income); Morgan's Point Resort (4,709 residents, $78,913 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Berryville, VA (4,667 residents); Hurstbourne, KY (4,669 residents); Aurora, NE (4,665 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What does the journey to work look like in Lake Worth?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 65.1%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Lake Worth?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 9021.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 296% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Lake Worth growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -81 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.7% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 8 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
2020 estimate
4,847
2025 estimate
4,766
Period change
-1.7%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the education layer cover for Lake Worth?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 3 public schools within the city match. 20.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
7.1%
Bachelor's degree+
20.9%
Matched public schools
3
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Above median income · poverty 7.1% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Texas average
D
City profile score · Lake Worth, TX
45/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income C+
$83,869
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living C-
97.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate C-
7.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
20.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime F
567 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Lake Worth profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 63/100 (C+) · $83,869
Cost of living: 53/100 (C-) · 97.1 index
Poverty rate: 52/100 (C-) · 7.1%
Bachelor's+ share: 37/100 (F) · 20.9%
Violent crime: 12/100 (F) · 567 /100k
Where Lake Worth sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Lake Worth's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Lake Worth highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Lake Worth, TX (this city): home $210,700, crime 9,022/100k
Berryville, VA : home $537,700, crime 701/100k
Aurora, NE : home $221,700, crime 424/100k
Dilworth, MN : home $268,100, crime 6,421/100k
Grafton, WV : home $72,700, crime 924/100k
Meadows Place, TX : home $256,000, crime 2,663/100k
Morgan's Point Resort, TX : home $199,800, crime 561/100k
La Joya, TX : home $109,600, crime 1,242/100k
New Boston, TX : home $99,000, crime 4,244/100k
Richwood, TX : home $230,800, crime 731/100k
How does Lake Worth compare to other US cities?
Where Lake Worth sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income65% higher than other cities
Home value46% pricier than other cities
Median rent40% pricier than other cities
Safety1% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Texas alone, Lake Worth ranks #620 of 624 Texas cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Lake Worth against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Texas only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Texas-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Lake Worth near the bottom of Texas's cities
Among the 1,663 Texas cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Lake Worth ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Lake Worth only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#396 of 1,520
74th percentile in Texas
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,663
0th percentile in Texas
Median Home Value
#522 of 1,505
65th percentile in Texas
Poverty Rate
#949 of 1,663
43rd percentile in Texas
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#648 of 1,663
61st percentile in Texas
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Texas only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
65th percentile nationally for median household income · 1st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Lake Worth's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Lake Worth's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Lake Worth's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$210,700Among the most affordablemore affordable than 54% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Lake Worth's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#4,064 of 15,516
More affordable than 74% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,658 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.5×, Lake Worth sits in the affordable band:
national rank #4,064 of 15,516 and #3,658 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$83,869Lake Worth, TX median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Lake Worth, TX median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Lake Worth, TX.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)20.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)7.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)57.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
4,667
Median Income
$83,869
Median Home Value
$210,700
Median Age
45.4
Poverty Rate
7.1%
Labor force participation
57.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
20.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
9021.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
566.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
8455.0
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
3
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Lake Worth's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
4,847 residents
2021
4,795 residents
2022
4,808 residents
2023
4,810 residents
2024
4,808 residents
2025
4,766 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Growing
Total Permits (2024)
8
housing units authorized
Single-Family
8
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.7
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
7
7
0
$1.2M
2020
16
16
0
$2.5M
2021
7
7
0
$1.2M
2022
7
7
0
$1.5M
2023
5
5
0
$1.2M
2024
8
8
0
$1.8M
Permit volume increased 14% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
65.1%
Carpool
22.2%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
12.2%
Based on 2,344 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Texas statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $223
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Texas at $223 (electricity about $130 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Texas statewide averages, not a meter reading for Lake Worth. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Texas's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.1 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Lake Worth is $1,149/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Texas statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.0 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Texas statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Lake Worth sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Lake Worth compares to similar-size Texas cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.