Cities / Texas / Lufkin

Lufkin, TX

34,165 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Tyler-Longview-Marshall)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 77.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

IAH

100 mi — George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Population & People

Population

34,165

Median age

34.6

Median household income

$57,048

Poverty rate

18.0%

Unemployment rate

7.0%

Bachelor's degree+

21.8%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

33.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$179,600

Median gross rent

$1,079/mo

Homeownership rate

51.6%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,149

HUD Fair Market Rent (Texas statewide average across 254 areas — not specific to Lufkin), 2026. Efficiency $887, 1BR $935, 2BR $1149, 3BR $1497, 4BR $1733. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.08

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

531.31

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

IAH

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

100 mi away

HOU

William P. Hobby Airport

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).