LockettTX
Home to 195 people, this town lies in Texas.
Is Lockett a good place to live?
Lockett’s July high is 97°F, where Texas’ towns sit at 95°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Only 8 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Lockett. Lockett has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
195 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lockett: who provides what
Lockett is unincorporated, so Wilbarger County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lockett.
Most of Lockett’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Vernon (35%), Wichita Falls (5%) and Electra (4%). In Lockett, 19% of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 27 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Lockett: drought
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Lockett than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Lockett is
Among adults in Lockett, 18% report frequent mental distress. In Lockett, 27% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 33% get no exercise outside work.
| Lockett | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lockett | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.2% | 12.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 5.7% |
| More smokers | 17.2% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lockett
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lockett
About 0 of every 100 Lockett residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Lockett for work
Where Lockett’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lockett
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Lockett is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Wilbarger County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lockett had a population of 173. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. It is in the western part of the county, along U.S. Route 70, which leads northeast 8 miles (13 km) to Vernon, the county seat, and southwest 22 miles (35 km) to Crowell.
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- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,293 ft
Questions about Lockett
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lockett, TX a good place to live?
Lockett has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.