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Lavaca County, Texas

Lavaca County had 20,605 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 969.7 square miles of land. It ranks 119th of 254 in Texas by population and 81st by land area.

Population
20,605
#119 of 254 in Texas · #1,796 in US
Area
969.7 sq mi
#81 of 254 in Texas · #721 in US
Density
21 / sq mi
#131 of 254 in Texas · #2,200 in US
Median household income
$64,145
#91 of 254 in Texas · #1,447 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Lavaca County within Texas. Pin: Austin.

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Lavaca County population, land area and income

Lavaca County had 20,605 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 969.7 square miles of land. It ranks 119th of 254 in Texas by population and 81st by land area. That works out to 21.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Texas has 19,267 residents, about the same as Lavaca County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,145 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

20,605

3144th1st

1796th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

970 sq mi

3144th1st

721st of 3,144 (US)

Density

21.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2200th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,145

3143rd1st

1447th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Texas (254)

Population

20,605

254th1st

119th of 254 (TX)

Land area

970 sq mi

254th1st

81st of 254 (TX)

Density

21.2 / sq mi

254th1st

131st of 254 (TX)

Median household income

$64,145

254th1st

91st of 254 (TX)

How Lavaca County's population changed since 2020

Lavaca County gained 253 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.2%. That ranks 146th of 254 in Texas for growth. The median Texas county changed by +2.1%, and the state as a whole by +7.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Lavaca County recorded 1,033 births and 1,176 deaths, a natural change of -143. Net international migration added +50 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +371. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 371 people.

20.4k202020.5k202120.7k202220.6k202320.6k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,033
Deaths
1,176
Net international migration
+50
Net domestic migration
+371
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1

Where Lavaca County is

The Census internal point of Lavaca County is at 29.382600, -96.923600. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Texas's 254 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Lavaca County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Cass County: +0.6%Jackson County: +1.9%Lipscomb County: -5.2%Hall County: +1.0%Hemphill County: -6.9%Kent County: -7.4%Dallam County: +5.4%Bandera County: +8.7%Culberson County: +3.1%Howard County: -11.4%Lavaca County: +1.2%Zavala County: -4.7%Taylor County: +3.7%Ellis County: +19.6%McLennan County: +3.5%Parker County: +20.2%Kinney County: +2.1%Uvalde County: +2.3%Haskell County: -0.0%Coke County: +2.3%Dickens County: -2.0%Colorado County: +4.0%Hansford County: -4.7%Collingsworth County: -1.2%Comanche County: +5.4%Crosby County: -1.3%Andrews County: +1.6%Atascosa County: +7.1%Brooks County: -5.0%Burnet County: +12.6%La Salle County: +0.4%Terry County: -1.6%Throckmorton County: +5.6%Yoakum County: -1.2%Hockley County: +0.0%Rockwall County: +25.5%Schleicher County: -5.8%Swisher County: -1.0%Motley County: -4.6%Hale County: -1.6%King County: -19.5%Hays County: +19.7%Irion County: +0.9%Bastrop County: +17.2%Blanco County: +16.6%Kimble County: +2.5%Dawson County: -5.7%Loving County: -28.4%Scurry County: -4.2%Sterling County: +0.2%Garza County: -20.1%Shackelford County: +1.9%Stonewall County: -0.8%Titus County: +0.8%Hopkins County: +5.3%Callahan County: +6.3%Childress County: +0.3%Lubbock County: +5.1%Dimmit County: -4.7%Donley County: -2.7%Baylor County: +2.1%Johnson County: +16.4%Glasscock County: +3.2%Sutton County: -2.6%Runnels County: -1.7%Ector County: +2.7%Kaufman County: +34.4%Jack County: +10.7%Mitchell County: -0.5%Falls County: +4.7%Castro County: +0.6%Palo Pinto County: +6.3%Limestone County: +1.9%Kerr County: +2.3%Franklin County: +5.2%Roberts County: +1.7%Young County: +2.2%Erath County: +4.2%Cochran County: +0.7%Hutchinson County: -4.2%Floyd County: -6.2%Mason County: +0.5%Parmer County: -1.9%Eastland County: +2.8%McMullen County: -5.4%Randall County: +6.5%Armstrong County: -2.3%Hamilton County: +4.8%Hartley County: -6.4%Nolan County: -3.7%Lynn County: +6.2%Menard County: -2.5%Karnes County: +2.2%Cottle County: -7.4%Winkler County: -4.8%Jeff Davis County: -10.4%Stephens County: +4.2%Bell County: +7.3%Borden County: -13.2%Madison County: +3.1%Fisher County: -0.3%Camp County: +5.9%Gillespie County: +5.2%Liberty County: +24.4%Upton County: -5.3%Waller County: +13.7%Fort Bend County: +15.6%Montgomery County: +19.9%Crockett County: -9.5%Sherman County: -0.7%Rusk County: +2.2%Wichita County: +0.3%Moore County: +2.8%Pecos County: -3.1%Webb County: +2.0%Kleberg County: -1.8%Fayette County: +4.0%Aransas County: +6.9%Presidio County: -6.9%Archer County: +7.0%Cherokee County: +5.2%Galveston County: +4.5%Comal County: +23.2%Concho County: +0.3%Jim Hogg County: -5.4%DeWitt County: +2.1%Brewster County: -0.6%Tarrant County: +5.4%Caldwell County: +14.1%Hardin County: +4.1%Fannin County: +7.4%Guadalupe County: +12.4%Clay County: +4.6%Coryell County: +3.9%Medina County: +8.9%Potter County: -3.1%Brown County: +1.5%Marion County: -1.7%Denton County: +14.3%Bee County: +0.6%Wise County: +17.9%Leon County: +5.8%Zapata County: -0.4%Coleman County: +4.0%Reagan County: -8.3%Mills County: +2.5%Reeves County: -19.0%Live Oak County: +5.5%Gaines County: +5.5%Oldham County: +3.4%Trinity County: +6.2%Williamson County: +18.2%San Saba County: -3.8%Wilson County: +10.7%Van Zandt County: +9.3%Lamar County: +2.2%Willacy County: -0.6%Brazos County: +6.4%Llano County: +8.7%Refugio County: -0.0%Martin County: -1.6%Midland County: +7.5%Wilbarger County: -3.0%Briscoe County: +5.1%Gonzales County: +1.8%Kenedy County: -5.7%Cameron County: +2.4%Gregg County: +1.9%Hidalgo County: +4.8%Hunt County: +18.4%Jefferson County: -0.9%Delta County: +8.1%Harris County: +5.8%Carson County: +0.5%Hill County: +7.8%Shelby County: +0.6%Hood County: +11.4%Grayson County: +10.6%Walker County: +9.4%McCulloch County: -1.8%Orange County: +1.6%Lee County: +5.4%Houston County: +0.6%San Jacinto County: +6.5%Robertson County: +5.3%Real County: +0.8%Red River County: +1.2%Sabine County: +1.7%Starr County: +1.1%Lamb County: -2.5%Goliad County: +2.8%El Paso County: +1.0%Wharton County: +1.1%Wheeler County: -3.1%Bexar County: +5.6%Lampasas County: +8.5%Calhoun County: -0.6%Maverick County: +1.7%Henderson County: +6.1%Freestone County: +6.2%Hardeman County: -4.0%Tom Green County: -0.1%Tyler County: +3.7%Chambers County: +19.5%Morris County: +1.8%Burleson County: +14.1%Newton County: -2.1%Upshur County: +7.3%Deaf Smith County: -0.2%Edwards County: -2.6%Bosque County: +4.2%Bowie County: -1.0%Matagorda County: +0.3%Terrell County: -4.3%Knox County: -2.9%Milam County: +5.6%Bailey County: +2.4%Nueces County: -0.1%Victoria County: +0.7%Dallas County: +1.7%Jones County: +5.9%Angelina County: +1.8%Washington County: +5.6%Gray County: -1.4%Grimes County: +13.6%Ochiltree County: -2.4%San Patricio County: +3.8%Val Verde County: +0.8%Foard County: -3.4%Frio County: +6.0%Kendall County: +16.3%Somervell County: +9.7%Panola County: +2.3%Nacogdoches County: +1.7%Ward County: -5.5%Wood County: +8.2%Montague County: +9.2%Duval County: -2.3%Navarro County: +6.9%Anderson County: +2.7%Jim Wells County: -0.0%Cooke County: +6.0%Rains County: +9.3%Austin County: +8.0%Brazoria County: +10.6%Polk County: +7.4%Travis County: +5.2%Collin County: +16.6%San Augustine County: -2.0%Harrison County: +3.7%Smith County: +6.4%Hudspeth County: +13.0%Crane County: -1.7%Jasper County: -0.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < +0.8%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +6.9%
  5. ≥ +6.9%
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Orange pin: Lavaca County internal point. Dark pin: Austin.

Internal point

Decimal
29.382600, -96.923600
DMS
29°22'57.36"N 96°55'24.96"W
UTM
14N 701515.0E 3252167.7N
Geohash
9v5p4kyqh
Plus code
76X593MG+2H

Towns in Lavaca County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lavaca County, 8,747 people together, or 42% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lavaca County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Yoakum with 3,839.

  1. 01Yoakum (part)3,839
  2. 02Hallettsville2,745
  3. 03Shiner2,163
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lavaca County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Lavaca County. The most populous is Victoria County, TX, with 91,949 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Austin and the nearest big city

Austin is 78.7 miles NW of Lavaca County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is New Braunfels, TX (population 116,477), 74.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Victoria, TX (population 66,020), 38.5 miles away.

Lavaca County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lavaca County is 48285: state code 48 for Texas plus county code 285. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,145.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lavaca County, Texas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 20,605. That is up 253 people (1.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,352.

What is the FIPS code of Lavaca County?

48285. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (285) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lavaca County?

Yoakum, with 3,839 residents inside Lavaca County in 2024 (5,875 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Lavaca County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Victoria County, TX; Fayette County, TX; Colorado County, TX; DeWitt County, TX; Gonzales County, TX; Jackson County, TX.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.