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Houston, TX vs Lufkin, TX

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- Lufkin is 0% more densely populated than Houston.
- People are 0.0% less likely to be married in Lufkin.
- The Median Age is 0.4 years younger in Lufkin.
 Houston, TXLufkin, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock34,264329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.338.4
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 Population - 20102,097,647  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock32,709285,036,114
 Population - 19901,630,553  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,001.893.4
 Land Area637.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Houston, TXLufkin, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Houston, TXLufkin, TXUnited States
 White24.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock23.4%12.2%
 Asian6.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock32.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Houston, TXLufkin, TXUnited States
 Married Population44.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.8%50.2%
 Never Married41.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.672.60
 Households878,906  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,93380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households352,300  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Lufkin    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Lufkin is a nice town with many ammenities for the size. It is a great area to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have a city that is a sleeper for quality of living. You can be any place in five minutes and we have all the major restuarants...We have a golf course that has been  More

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We live in Lufkin Tx. well just alittle out of lufkin in HUDSON. I love it here. Lots of new job opp. and the city of Lufkin is about 3miles away and is getting bigger  More

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