Housing data for Lakeport, TX
Lakeport, TX has an estimated 1,170 residents and 439 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Gregg County.
18.6% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,263 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,170 (±164)
- Housing units
- 439 (±77)
- Households that rent
- 18.6%
- Median gross rent
- $1,263
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −9.7%
What stands out in Lakeport
Households that rent: 18.6% (±6.7 points) in Lakeport, lower than in Gregg County (39.7%).
Median home value: $123,800 (±$37,656) in Lakeport, lower than in Gregg County ($203,400).
Households that moved in since 2020: 15.0% (±6.8 points) in Lakeport, lower than in Gregg County (27.5%).
Homes built before 1980: 34.6% (±11.1 points) in Lakeport, lower than in Gregg County (50.1%).
- Renters and owners in Lakeport
- Home values in Lakeport
- How long people stay in Lakeport
- Age of homes in Lakeport
Housing in Lakeport at a glance
- Median rent: $1,263 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,170 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 58.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 18.6% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $63,646 median household income
- Home values: $123,800 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,397 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,164 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 80.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 34.6% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 76.9% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 24.0 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 100 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: −9.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 15.0% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Lakeport against Gregg County, its state and the nation
| Lakeport | Gregg County | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,170 (±164) | 125,480 (exact) | 30,188,424 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 439 (±77) | 53,883 (±63) | 12,128,515 (±1,574) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 18.6% (±6.7 points) | 39.7% (±1.9 points) | 37.4% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,263 (±$112) | $1,102 (±$29) | $1,403 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $63,646 (±$19,660) | $66,550 (±$2,015) | $78,476 (±$263) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $123,800 (±$37,656) | $203,400 (±$7,707) | $283,800 (±$738) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,164 (±$590) | $2,368 (±$128) | $4,232 (±$19) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 34.6% (±11.1 points) | 50.1% (±2.4 points) | 33.2% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 24.0 minutes (±3.1) | 21.3 minutes (±0.9) | 26.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 89.4% (±5.8 points) | 88.5% (±1.3 points) | 91.4% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 33.0 years (±2.7) | 35.9 years (±0.3) | 35.6 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Lakeport covers 1.6 square miles of land, about 736 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Lakeport has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,296 (±299) | 1,170 (±164) | −9.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 492 (±103) | 439 (±77) | −10.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,053 (±$126) | $1,263 (±$112) | +19.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $92,400 (±$11,462) | $123,800 (±$37,656) | +34.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $55,216 (±$5,967) | $63,646 (±$19,660) | +15.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,081 (±$120) | $1,397 (±$327) | +29.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,635 (±$350) | $2,164 (±$590) | +32.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 18.4% (±7.2 points) | 18.6% (±6.7 points) | +0.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±37.9 points) | 0.0% (±41.9 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Lakeport
In 2025, the Lakeport Police Department reported 100 violent and 201 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Gregg County, the departments that report recorded 289 violent and 1,744 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Lakeport
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Cherokee | 4.7 mi | $930 | $345,000 | 21.9% |
| Easton | 7.1 mi | $950 | $100,400 | 16.9% |
| Longview | 8.5 mi | $1,101 | $202,600 | 45.3% |
| Kilgore | 8.8 mi | $1,010 | $171,600 | 28.6% |
| Hallsville | 11 mi | $1,255 | $229,800 | 38.9% |
| White Oak | 12 mi | $1,194 | $235,000 | 33.1% |
| Tatum | 13 mi | $918 | $195,200 | 33.3% |
| Liberty City | 14 mi | $1,218 | $200,000 | 20.8% |
Places in Texas most like Lakeport
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivanhoe | $1,170 | $98,200 | $52,054 | 22.3% |
| Sterling City | $952 | $134,800 | $66,615 | 22.3% |
| Marion | $1,296 | $162,100 | $62,788 | 28.4% |
| Rockwell Place | $1,298 | $91,600 | $57,188 | 16.5% |
| Bruceville-Eddy | $1,159 | $180,200 | $76,154 | 14.3% |
| Clarksville City | $1,188 | $154,600 | $66,591 | 14.1% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Texas.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Lakeport, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,034 | $1,041 | $1,232 | $1,611 | $1,712 |
HUD income limits for Lakeport, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,600 | $29,300 | $46,900 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,500 | $53,600 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $37,700 | $60,300 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $41,850 | $66,950 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $45,200 | $72,350 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $51,900 | $83,050 |
| 8 people | $55,250 | $55,250 | $88,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $80,600.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Lakeport
How many renters are there in Lakeport?
Lakeport has an estimated 77 (±27) renting households, 18.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Lakeport?
The median household income in Lakeport is $63,646 (±$19,660) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Lakeport, TX?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $123,800 (±$37,656) for owner-occupied homes in Lakeport (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Lakeport?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Lakeport, TX is $1,397 (±$327) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Lakeport?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Lakeport, TX is $2,164 (±$590) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Lakeport?
Lakeport, TX has an estimated 439 (±77) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Lakeport growing?
In Lakeport, the number of residents went from 1,296 in 2015–2019 to 1,170 in 2020–2024 (−9.7%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lakeport city, Texas
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lakeport city, Texas
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lakeport city, Texas
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lakeport city, Texas
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Lakeport city, Texas
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Lakeport city, Texas
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Lakeport city, Texas
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Longview, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Lakeport Police Department (ORI TX0921500)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Lakeport city, Texas (place:40696, in state:48).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .