Lamesa, TX Profile

Lamesa, TX, population 9,321, is located in Texas's Dawson county, about 58.4 miles from Lubbock and 130.8 miles from Abilene.

Through the 90's Lamesa's population has declined by about 8%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Lamesa has declined by about 6%.

Lamesa's property crime levels tend to be lower than Texas's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Lamesa tend to be about the same as Texas's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	74%
	African American	4%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	0%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	22%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	35.80
	Males	33.60
	Females	37.50

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	17.00%	Under 20:	16.00%
20 to 40	11.00%	20 to 40:	12.00%
40 to 60	11.00%	40 to 60:	12.00%
Over 60	9.00%	Over 60:	13.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	9,952	N/A
2001	9,841	-1.12%
2002	9,564	-2.81%
2003	9,505	-0.62%
2004	9,332	-1.82%
2005	9,321	-0.12%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$27,362

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	432
2002	471
2003	357
2004	426
2005	598
2006	553
2007	545
2008	337

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Forcible Rape	1	5	1	1	4	2	1	3
Robbery	2	2	2	3	0	5	2	2
Aggravated Assault	41	42	32	37	52	46	46	25

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,751
2002	2,482
2003	3,457
2004	3,305
2005	2,380
2006	2,264
2007	2,214
2008	3,015

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	78	73	71	95	73	74	60	86
Larceny, Theft	188	177	257	210	145	131	131	166
Motor Vehicle Theft	14	8	11	13	9	12	12	16
Arson	1	0	1	3	1	0	2	6

Location

Land Area

4.7 Square Miles