Lockhart is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,415 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Lockhart is the 200th 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, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Lockhart who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.62%), sales jobs (9.59%), and teaching (5.46%).

Lockhart is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Lockhart, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.16% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Lockhart Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Lockhart is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.86% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lockhart in 2000 was $13,621, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $54,484 for a family of four.

Lockhart is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lockhart home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lockhart is White, followed by African-American. Lockhart also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 48.16% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Lockhart include German, Irish, and English.

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