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:

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)