Editing Lufkin, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 529
|1900= 1527
|1910= 2749
|1920= 4878
|1930= 7311
|1940= 9567
|1950= 15135
|1960= 17641
|1970= 23049
|1980= 28562
|1990= 30206
|2000= 32709
|2010= 35067
|2020= 34143
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|work=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 8, 2019|archive-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
<!-- conflicts with below   When the [[2010 United States Census]] was taken the population was 35,067, the most recent estimate in 2019 has the population as 35,510. Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County.<ref>{{cite web |title=Angelina County Profile |url=https://www.txcip.org/tac/census/profile.php?FIPS=48005 |website=txcip.org |access-date=4 January 2020}}</ref> -->

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|+ Lufkin racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4845072&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326231242/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4845072&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
!Race
!Number
!Fraction
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] ({{abbr|NH|Non-Hispanic}})
|13,871
|40.63%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|9,045
|26.49%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|56
|0.16%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|668
|1.96%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|15
|0.04%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|89
|0.26%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|992
|2.91%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|9,407
|27.55%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''34,143'''
|
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 34,143 people, 12,755 households, and 8,277 families residing in the city. The population of the city was estimated to be 35,021 in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Texas Cities and Towns Sorted by County |url=https://www.txcip.org/tac/census/towns.html |website=txcip.org |access-date=4 January 2020 |archive-date=January 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104034034/https://www.txcip.org/tac/census/towns.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the 2019 census estimates, the racial makeup of the city is estimated to be 66.6% [[White American#U.S. Census definition|White]], 25.2% [[African American]], 0.7% American Indian or Alaska native, 2.2% [[Asian American|Asian]], and 2.2% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latinos of any race were estimated to be 28.6%. White alone (not Hispanic or Latino) is estimated to be 41.8%; 11.3% of the population is estimated to be foreign born. An estimated 24.4% of homes are thought to speak a language other than English.<ref name=estimate>{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Lufkin city, Texas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/lufkincitytexas |website=census.gov |access-date=4 January 2020 |language=en |archive-date=January 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104015918/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/lufkincitytexas |url-status=live }}</ref>

With an estimated 12,910 households, the city averaged 2.68 persons per household. The median household income is estimated to be $43,803, and the per capita income is $23,134; 20.9% of persons are believed to be below the [[poverty line]].<ref name=estimate/>