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| Lamesa |
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| Population 2000: | 9,952 |
| Population 2002: | 9,657 |
| Area codes: | 806 |
| Land area: | 4.8 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 3.9% (3.3% Latin America, 0.5% Asia) |
| County: | Dawson |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (16.9%), Retail trade (16.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.6%). |
| Population growth: | -295 (-2.96%) |
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| Races |
| Hispanic: | 53.0% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 41.9% |
| Other race: | 19.5% |
| Black: | 4.2% |
| Two or more races: | 2.1% |
| American Indian: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 59.2% |
| Never married: | 20.1% |
| Widowed: | 9.8% |
| Divorced: | 9.0% |
| Separated: | 1.9% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $37,200 |
| Household income: | $27,362 |
| Resident age: | 35.8 years |
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| Lamesa Compared to Texas State Average |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 60.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 13.0% |
| Unemployed: | 8.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 3.3% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 239.4 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 177 (1702.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 73 (702.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 42 (404.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 8 (77.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 5 (48.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 2 (19.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 8.0% |
| German: | 4.9% |
| English: | 4.5% |
| Irish: | 3.8% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.3% |