Lockhart is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 17,166 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lockhart is the 199th largest community in Texas.

A relatively large number of people in Lockhart telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.30% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Lockhart 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.

The education level of Lockhart citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.20% of adults in Lockhart have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lockhart in 2022 was $30,208, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,832 for a family of four. However, Lockhart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lockhart is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lockhart 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 Lockhart, accounting for 52.56% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lockhart residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lockhart include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Lockhart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.