Lockhart, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lockhart, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,081. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet LOCKHART-TX · Lockhart, TX 1 ZIPs · 17,081 pop · #11226/25278 · Caldwell County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $74,709
  • RANK-MID #11226/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Maxwell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,081
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $279,800

Nearest income peer: Maxwell, TX (+ $6,637 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Lockhart

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lockhart on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lockhart, TX sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 44%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,081
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,709
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 78644 (17,081 residents). Household income $74,709 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lockhart as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, La Marque is the closest lower-income city and Tahoka the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lockhart.

Population concentration

Lockhart's single ZIP 78644 carries the town

Lockhart is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 78644 is the entire residential footprint (17,081 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Lockhart's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 407 establishments, 4,373 employees , annual payroll $204,593k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78644 (407 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (63) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Lockhart, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Caldwell County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lockhart. See the Caldwell County roll-up →

Lockhart lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Caldwell County: Maxwell and Prairie Lea earn more and Luling, Dale and Martindale earn less. Martindale marks the far end of that range at $55,952, 25% below Lockhart.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78644 17,081 $74,709 407 35

Lockhart roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lockhart, .