Census tract · Lamar County

Census Tract 2, Lamar County, Texas

Census Tract 2, GEOID 48277000200, in Lamar County, Texas, partly within Roxton, Brookston and Petty. 3,684 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±490); the 2020 Census counted 3,563.

Residents, 2020-2024

3,684

±490 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 3,563

Median household income

$90,313

±$25,377 (90% margin)
Lamar County: $61,880

Median home value

$193,400

±$28,739 (90% margin)
Lamar County: $200,700

Median gross rent

$620

±$240 (90% margin)
Lamar County: $949

Where is Census Tract 2?

Census Tract 2 is one of 13 census tracts in Lamar County, Texas. It covers 244.54 square miles of land, 15 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 48277000200, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 2 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Roxton15%
Brookston6%
Petty5%
Census Tract 2 (marked with a dot) in Lamar County, Texas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
9501950195051.023.019 2 10 mi
Census Tract 2 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Lamar County.

8 census tracts border Census Tract 2: Tract 9501 in Delta County ($85,245), Tract 9501 in Fannin County ($55,327), Tract 9505 in Fannin County ($81,667), Tract 1.02 ($76,815), Tract 3.01 ($73,194), Tract 7 ($59,154), Tract 8 ($27,039) and Tract 9 ($48,289). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 2?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 2's population at 3,684 (±490) in 1,412 households; the 2020 Census counted 3,563 residents and 1,577 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 2Lamar CountyTexas
Total population 3,684 ±490 50,669 30,188,424
Households 1,412 ±197 20,019 10,992,816
Average household size 2.61 ±0.24 2.49 2.69
Housing units 1,702 ±187 22,824 12,128,515

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 2?

The median resident of Census Tract 2 is 40.7 years old; 21.8% are under 18 and 15.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 90.1%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 4.0%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 2Lamar CountyTexas
Median age 40.7 ±5.0 39.7 35.6
Under 18 years 21.8% ±4.6 pts 24.1% 25.0%
65 years and over 15.8% ±5.2 pts 19.5% 13.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9% ±2.9 pts 9.6% 39.7%
White alone, not Hispanic 90.1% ±5.1 pts 71.3% 39.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 4.0% ±4.1 pts 12.0% 11.9%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.3 pts 0.9% 5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.2% ±0.3 pts 0.6% 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.3 pts 0.5% 0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 1.7% ±1.3 pts 5.0% 3.1%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.3 pts 0.0% 0.4%
Born outside the United States 3.1% ±2.7 pts 4.5% 17.6%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 7.7% ±3.9 pts 9.5% 35.1%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 7.8% ±3.4 pts 7.2% 6.2%
With a disability 18.8% ±5.5 pts 17.8% 12.3%
No health insurance coverage 15.4% ±7.4 pts 19.3% 17.1%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 88.8% ±4.8 pts 88.6% 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 27.4% ±7.8 pts 21.6% 33.8%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 9.9% ±4.4 pts 7.3% 12.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 93.1% ±5.2 pts 87.0% 86.0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 2 earn?

Half of the 1,412 households in Census Tract 2 earn less than $90,313 a year (±$25,377), against $61,880 across Lamar County: 2nd highest of the county's 13 tracts with a reliable estimate. 17.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 2Lamar CountyTexas
Median household income $90,313 ±$25,377 $61,880 $78,476
Mean household income $107,319 ±$23,497 $82,971 $109,933
Per capita income $40,761 ±$9,784 $33,256 $40,752
People below the poverty line 17.3% ±10.1 pts 19.0% 13.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 20.6% ±15.7 pts 27.7% 18.7%
Households receiving SNAP 4.4% ±2.9 pts 12.5% 11.4%
Households with a computer 96.5% ±2.8 pts 92.8% 96.3%
Households with a broadband subscription 89.1% ±5.6 pts 83.5% 91.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 2?

Owners occupy 89.9% of Census Tract 2's occupied homes and renters 10.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $193,400 by its owner (±$28,739). The median renter pays $620 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 2Lamar CountyTexas
Median home value (owner-occupied) $193,400 ±$28,739 $200,700 $283,800
Median gross rent $620 ±$240 $949 $1,403
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 34.7% ±35.7 pts 39.5% 42.3%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,510 ±$318 $1,670 $2,106
Owner-occupied homes 89.9% ±6.8 pts 66.1% 62.6%
Renter-occupied homes 10.1% ±6.8 pts 33.9% 37.4%
Housing units 1,702 ±187 22,824 12,128,515
Single-family detached homes 75.5% ±11.1 pts 76.3% 64.4%
Mobile homes 22.3% ±10.4 pts 7.1% 6.4%
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±2.9 pts 1.9% 4.0%
Built 2010 to 2019 23.7% ±8.9 pts 13.4% 17.4%
Built 1939 or earlier 3.9% ±3.0 pts 4.6% 3.1%
Households with no vehicle 4.9% ±3.9 pts 7.1% 5.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 2 get to work?

69.2% of Census Tract 2's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 20.1 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 2Lamar CountyTexas
In the labor force (age 16+) 63.3% ±7.1 pts 60.1% 65.3%
Unemployment rate 2.1% ±2.3 pts 4.0% 5.3%
Drove alone to work 69.2% ±11.5 pts 77.0% 71.4%
Carpooled 14.3% ±7.7 pts 10.9% 10.0%
Public transportation 0.0% ±2.7 pts 0.0% 0.9%
Walked 0.5% ±0.6 pts 1.9% 1.5%
Worked from home 13.7% ±10.5 pts 9.0% 14.4%
Mean travel time to work 20.1 min ±2.4 19.4 min 26.7 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 2 compare with the other tracts in Lamar County?

Among Lamar County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 2 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 2's rank among the tracts of Lamar County
MeasureIn Lamar County
Population6th of 13
Residents per square mile13th of 13
Median household income2nd of 13
Per capita income3rd of 13
Median home value6th of 12
Median gross rent13th of 13
Poverty rate7th of 13
Bachelor's degree or higher4th of 13
Median age6th of 13
Owner-occupied share1st of 13

The tracts next to it on Lamar County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 1.011st$90,977±$15,122 · within the margin of this tract4,682
Tract 22nd$90,313±$25,3773,684
Tract 4.023rd$87,656±$13,197 · within the margin of this tract7,037
Tract 3.024th$80,200±$21,736 · within the margin of this tract3,266
Tract 1.025th$76,815±$30,692 · within the margin of this tract4,642

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 2?

4 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 2 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections