County profile
Lamb County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#1834 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 82% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-4.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,152
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
230
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,579
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$60.8k±$4.1k
Bachelor's degree+
14.3%±2.4%
Poverty rate
15.0%±3.4%
Business applications
96 · 2025
Retail establishments
38
30.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care24%
Retail trade22%
Manufacturing19%
Food & accommodation14%
Utilities12%
Admin & support9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,579
residents · 2025 · -3.3% since 2020
Income per capita $63.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−651
International migration+295
Natural change−78
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$741.5M2019
$711.0M2020
$829.8M2021
$1.0B2022
$1.1B2023
$1.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$82.4k±$12.0k
Median gross rent
$968/mo±$98/mo
Vacancy rate
20.5%±3.0%
Affordability
1.6× wages
Residential permits
$472.0k
6 units · 0.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
61.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 99Drought 95Strong wind 91
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1302016
1382017
1282018
1492019
1442020
1632021
2112022
1882023
2002024
1922025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 200% since 202122021
02022
12023
12024
62025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
46.0 km
I-27
Nearest freight rail
10.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
647.8 km
CATOOSA FERTILIZER CO DOCKS
Nearest commercial airport
66.6 km
LUBBOCK PRESTON SMITH INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.3k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lamb?
Lamb's economy produced $1.0B in 2024, contracting 4.6% year over year — slower than 90% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.