Population 268 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Lees
Household size in Lees
| Period | Lees | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.87 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.97 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.21 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.91 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.04 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Lees is a place of big households: 2.91 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Lees
| Period | Lees | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.5 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.6 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 35.0 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.1 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.6 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Lees is 43.1 years old, older than the national median of 40.1. The median age has climbed from 38.5 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Lees
| Period | Lees | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.4% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.4% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 3.3% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.5% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.2 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 6.5% of households in Lees, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Lees
Renters in Lees
| Period | Lees | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.3% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 21.3% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.9% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 15.0% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −5.3 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 15.0% of households in Lees rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. More than half of owners (55.6%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Lees
| Period | Lees | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 23.1% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.3% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.1% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.4% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −14.6 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Lees as nationally: 8.4%, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Lees
| Period | Lees | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1975 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1979 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1975 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1981 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +8 | +6 |
The typical home in Lees was built around 1981, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Texas as a whole, where the median home dates to 1992.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Lees
| Period | Lees | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $740 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $650 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $845 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $544 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | −$196 | +$639 | +$606 |
Rent in Lees runs $544 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 9.0% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Lees
Bachelor's degrees in Lees
| Period | Lees | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.2% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 19.3% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 25.1% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.6% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +0.4 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Lees: 19.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Lees
| Period | Lees | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 88.5% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 85.7% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 79.8% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.4% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | −2.1 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in seven adults in Lees never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.4% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. The picture is much the same across Texas.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Lees
| Period | Lees | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.6% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 1.7% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.0% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.8% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.8 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Lees has been strong: just 2.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Lees compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lees | 2.91 | 43.1 | 6.5% | 15.0% | 8.4% | 1981 | $544 | 19.6% | 86.4% | 2.8% |
| Forsan | 3.11 | 42.0 | 6.6% | 18.4% | 9.0% | 1985 | $521 | 18.5% | 86.1% | 2.8% |
| Lomax | 2.71 | 44.8 | 5.6% | 18.3% | 8.1% | 1986 | $783 | 16.0% | 86.2% | 7.1% |
| Stanton | 2.66 | 36.8 | 27.4% | 21.3% | 6.7% | 1973 | $1,004 | 14.4% | 77.8% | 9.1% |
| Spraberry | 2.91 | 41.9 | 2.9% | 14.7% | 5.5% | 2011 | $1,361 | 25.5% | 88.0% | 0.7% |
| Midland | 2.67 | 34.4 | 12.7% | 31.9% | 7.3% | 1992 | $1,541 | 30.9% | 86.2% | 3.4% |
| Silver | 2.56 | 43.8 | 9.3% | 15.8% | 33.8% | 1974 | $452 | 31.6% | 87.4% | 5.1% |
| Gardendale | 2.67 | 33.0 | 7.9% | 22.4% | 4.5% | 2008 | $1,948 | 21.6% | 90.5% | 2.6% |
| Sanco | 2.18 | 54.0 | 5.4% | 11.2% | 37.9% | 1978 | $671 | 33.5% | 90.2% | 11.3% |
| Goldsmith | 2.77 | 31.4 | 9.1% | 26.5% | 6.2% | 1999 | $1,146 | 23.9% | 65.2% | 3.7% |
| Blackwell | 2.00 | 59.8 | 1.2% | 18.4% | 28.3% | 1968 | $825 | 33.2% | 91.2% | 5.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Lees. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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