Moving to Lampasas, Texas
Population: 6,786. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,465 (+10.0% change)
Males: 3,194 (47.1%), Females: 3,592 (52.9%)
Lampasas County
Zip code: 76550
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $27,898
Median house value: $55,100
Population by Race
Races in Lampasas:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.5%)
- Hispanic (23.1%)
- Other race (10.1%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (13.7%), Irish (11.5%), United States (10.7%), English (8.4%), French (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).
Land area: 6.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lampasas
- High school or higher: 69.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lampasas city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 51.5%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 12.3%
- Divorced: 14.1%
6.0% Foreign born (5.0% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +209 (+3.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Lampasas:
- ROLLINS BROOK COMMUNITY (608 NORTH KEY AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lampasas:
- SETON HIGHLAND LAKES (about 23 miles; BURNET, TX)
- METROPLEX HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; KILLEEN, TX)
- CORYELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; GATESVILLE, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lampasas:
- ROBERT GRAY AAF (about 26 miles; FORT HOOD/KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: GRK)
- KILLEEN MUNI (about 35 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: ILE)
- DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL (about 55 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Abbreviation: TPL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lampasas:
- LAMPASAS (about 3 miles; LAMPASAS, TX; Abbreviation: T28)
- BURNET MUNI KATE CRADDOCK FIELD (about 24 miles; BURNET, TX; Abbreviation: BMQ)
- HOOD AAF (about 34 miles; FORT HOOD(KILLEEN), TX; Abbreviation: HLR)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lampasas:
- CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 28 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 49 miles; BELTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,257)
- TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 58 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,054)
- AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,819)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 62 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 46,503)
- SAINT EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,870)
- MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,658)
Schools
Public high school in Lampasas:
- LAMPASAS H S (Students: 981; Location: 207 W 8TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lampasas:
- HANNA SPRINGS INT (Students: 974; Location: 207 W 8TH ST; Grades: 03 – 06)
- KLINE WHITIS ELEM (Students: 743; Location: 207 W 8TH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- LAMPASAS MIDDLE (Students: 552; Location: 207 W 8TH ST; Grades: 07 – 09)
Private primary/middle school in Lampasas:
- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PRESCH (Students: 73; Location: P O BOX 189; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Lampasas:
- LAMPASAS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $125,797; Location: 201 S MAIN ST; 24,261 books; 423 audio materials; 345 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)