Editing Post, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 1436
|1930= 1668
|1940= 2046
|1950= 3141
|1960= 4663
|1970= 3854
|1980= 3961
|1990= 3768
|2000= 3708
|2010= 5376
|2020= 4790
|estyear=2023
|estimate=3486
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=July 3, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>Texas Almanac: 1850-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/CityPopHist%20web.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: City Population History from 1850–2000|author=Texas Almanac|access-date=July 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|author=Texas Almanac|access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Post racial composition'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4859012&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 20, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic''){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,386
|28.94%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|229
|4.78%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|23
|0.48%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|23
|0.48%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|10
|0.21%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|74
|1.54%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|3,045
|63.57%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''4,790'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 4,790 people, 1,188 households, and 787 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Post%20city,%20Texas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=July 3, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> There were 1,422 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 72.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 12.3% from some other races and 8.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 63.6% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Post city, Texas |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/post-city-texas/160-4859012/ |access-date=July 3, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 3,708 people, 1,243 households, and 873 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 989 people/sq mi (382/km{{sup|2}}). The 1,419 housing units averaged 378/sq mi (146.1/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 51.54% White, 5.47% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 18.69% from other races, and 2.91% from two or more races. About 42.64% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,243 households, 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were not families. About 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city, the age distribution was as 27.5% under 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,034, and for a family was $29,135. Males had a median income of $26,318 versus $17,266 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,113. About 23.0% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.2% of those under age 18 and 25.9% of those age 65 or over.

Post is served by two weekly newspapers, nearby (Lamesa) stations KJJT (FM) and KPET (AM), and the various Lubbock radio and TV stations. KPOS(AM) was licensed to Post, but was slated (license returned to FCC) for cancellation in 1998 when the sister FM was upgraded to cover Slaton and the Lubbock area. KSSL (FM) is licensed to Post, but operates primarily from offices and studios in Slaton.