Lampasas is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,815 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Lampasas is the 280th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lampasas is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lampasas is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Lampasas who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.01%), teaching (7.12%), and sales jobs (7.08%).

Lampasas is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Lampasas isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.56% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small city, Lampasas doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Lampasas Information and Demographics

The education level of Lampasas citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 13.96% of adults 25 and older in Lampasas have a college degree.

The per capita income in Lampasas in 2000 was $13,409, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $53,636 for a family of four.

Lampasas is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lampasas home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lampasas is White, followed by African-American. Lampasas also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.87% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Lampasas include German, English, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Lampasas is English. Some people also speak Spanish.