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Lampasas County, TX: population growth, jobs and income

Lampasas County gained 81 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.3%).

Lampasas County had an estimated 23,657 residents in 2025, up 9.0% (1,953 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Texas as a whole (+8.5%), and the 46th fastest growth of 246 counties in Texas.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,059/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes15.0%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months142025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

16

2025

0.7 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 132 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 4,290 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +0.0% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.2% in 2025, 0.8 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 16 new homes in 2025, or 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $81,736 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +26.1% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 257th.

Part of the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area.

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Lampasas County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202523,657+81
202423,576+248
202323,328+559
202222,769+551
202122,218+514
202021,704–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Lampasas County

Lampasas County grew by 1,953 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+2,210).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−77−436
International migrationfrom and to other countries+26+156
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+132+2,210
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0+23
Total change+81+1,953

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn TexasAmong U.S. counties
Population growth46th of 246257th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents86th of 246979th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth165th of 2451,865th of 3,092
Median household income33rd of 246512th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate150th of 2461,853rd of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents134th of 2232,296th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Lampasas County's population change (+9.0%) was ahead of 5 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 1 (Burnet County).

Its median household income ($81,736, 2020–24) is higher than in all 6 of its neighbouring counties.

Lampasas County, TX and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Lampasas County, TX This county23,657+9.0%5.60.7$81,736
Mills County, TX4,580+3.0%4.6–$67,620
Coryell County, TX85,592+3.0%−0.55.9$71,301
Hamilton County, TX8,680+5.2%−2.43.8$58,219
Burnet County, TX57,015+15.2%16.712.9$78,732
San Saba County, TX5,787+1.1%−2.10.0$55,819
Bell County, TX402,248+8.0%1.87.1$68,865

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Lampasas County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 9.0% between 2020 and 2025, about 1,953 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Texas as a whole changed +8.5% over the same years. That ranks 46th of 246 counties in Texas for population growth.

How many people moved to Lampasas County?

On net, about 132 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Lampasas County?

It averaged 4.2% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Lampasas County?

About 23,657 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Lampasas County?

Private employers there had 4,290 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +0.0% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.