Lockhart is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 15,318 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lockhart is the 199th largest community in Texas.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.61% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Lockhart does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Lockhart rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.71% 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 $28,956, 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 $115,824 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 52.90% 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, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Lockhart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.