Lamesa is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Lamesa rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.32% of adults 25 and older in Lamesa have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Lamesa in 2022 was $23,641, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,564 for a family of four. However, Lamesa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lamesa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lamesa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lamesa, accounting for 71.88% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lamesa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lamesa include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Lamesa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
