LumbertonTX
A town of 14,123, settled in 1909.
Is Lumberton a good place to live?
Lumberton grades A− overall, 48th among Texas's 640 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $108K and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 77% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on schools: its schools rank ahead of 69% of Texas towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $280K for a typical one and 4.3 times the Beaumont metro’s $65K median household income. Only 83 of Texas’ 1,000 towns score lower on history. Lumberton’s January low is 41°F, against 37°F in Texas’ towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 75 of Texas’ 791 towns do better.
Lumberton has grown 18% since 2010
11,943 counted in 2010 and 13,554 in 2020; an estimated 14,123 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Lumberton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Lumberton is from typical.
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Big Thicket National Preserve and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lumberton. Close and well known come first.
2 mi National PreserveBig Thicket National Preserve228K visitors a year
18 mi LandmarkSpindletop17 mi MuseumSpindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum
12 mi MuseumBabe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
14 mi MuseumEdison Museum
14 mi MuseumArt Museum of Southeast TexasPhoto credits
Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Spindletop: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Edison Museum: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Art Museum of Southeast Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Lumberton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lumberton, and how to reach them.
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 Lumberton.
Lumberton pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the Texas norm, fares better on crime within Texas than nationally and has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns.
For safety, Lumberton earns an A−
At 9.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 91% of Texas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 12 reported in 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
Lumberton’s violent offense rate comes in at 0.8 per 1,000 residents. Its level of property crime comes in at 6.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Lumberton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.5 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
For schools, Lumberton earns a B+
Three of the 6 schools are below, and why each made the list. The largest public high school is Lumberton H S, with 1,232 students. Its public schools are run by Lumberton ISD.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton IntLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 987 | B+ |
| Lumberton H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,232 | A |
| Lumberton PriTop results in townGrades 1–2 | Grades 1–2 | 574 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Most of Lumberton’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Only just over a tenth of working residents stay in Lumberton for work; the rest commute out. Among residents here, 3.7% live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Lumberton grew to 3,487 in 2023, 284 more than in 2013. The town’s average commute is 27 minutes.
| Lumberton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lumberton is healthier than 67% of U.S. towns
Its widest gap with Texas is no health insurance: 10.7% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 19.1% statewide. Against the 7,526 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lumberton’s, it is less healthy than 58%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
For adults in Lumberton, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 25%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Lumberton is ahead of Texas on 9 and behind on 4. In Lumberton, 32% of adults have obesity, and 12% worry about having enough food.
| Lumberton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lumberton | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.7% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Lumberton, expect mild winters and hot summers
The Lumberton weather station records that about 109 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 92.4°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 91% of Texas places with climate records; January nights average 40.6°.
The midsummer high for Lumberton comes to 92°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Texas overall
People 65 and older are 21% of residents (13% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (24% statewide). In Lumberton, 20% of residents are under 18. Since 2020, Lumberton has grown 4.1%, to 14,123 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. For Lumberton, the median age is 42.8 years.
| Lumberton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 26% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.8 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 44.7, men 40.9.
| Lumberton | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.3% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.8% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.9% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.1% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.9% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.9% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Lumberton faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
423 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 64 properties have flooded more than once.
For Lumberton, the risk rating from FEMA is 59 of 100. 423 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 1979. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 40% come from inland flooding and 19% from hurricanes. Federal aid has come to Lumberton households in 9 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lumberton keeps 5.4% of its land conserved
The biggest park or preserve is Village Creek State Park, at 314 acres. There are 1.2 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. Also worth knowing: the trail density in Lumberton is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Lumberton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lumberton City Park | 1 mi | 84 |
| 2. Village Creek State Park | — | 314 |
| 3. Big Thicket National Preserve | — | 59 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For cost of living, Lumberton earns a C
Lumberton grades A− overall with a typical home of about $280K, below the Texas typical value; only 6 of the 50 Texas towns graded A− or better can say that.
On the market in Lumberton: a median 38 days to sell. Homes here are typically worth about $280,000, up 1.1% in a year, 6% below the Texas typical home. 86% of households live in a home they own locally.
| Lumberton | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,067 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lumberton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lumberton; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Lumberton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
88% of working residents leave Lumberton for work
Where Lumberton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lumberton
Town in Texas, United States
Lumberton is a town in Hardin County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,557 at the 2020 census, up from 11,943 at the 2010 census. Lumberton is the home of Village Creek State Park. The town is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area.
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- Area
- 14 sq mi
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- ZIP code
- 77657
- Area code
- 409
Questions about Lumberton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lumberton, TX a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Lumberton grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #48 of 640 in Texas. It grades B+ for health, A− for safety and B+ for schools.
Is Lumberton, TX safe?
Yes, by national standards. Lumberton reports less crime per resident than 77% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade: 12 violent and 94 property crimes in 2025.
Is Lumberton, TX expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.