Lockhart is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 14,985 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lockhart is the 199th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Lockhart isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lockhart are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lockhart is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lockhart who work in office and administrative support (13.42%), sales jobs (12.68%), and management occupations (11.23%). Also of interest is that Lockhart has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Lockhart, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.70 minutes every day commuting to work. Lockhart is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, the citizens of Lockhart rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.51% of adults 25 and older in Lockhart have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Lockhart in 2022 was $27,759, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,036 for a family of four. However, Lockhart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lockhart is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lockhart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lockhart, accounting for 54.18% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lockhart residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lockhart include German, Irish, English, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Lockhart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
