Lockhart is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 15,318 people and four associated neighborhoods, Lockhart is the 199th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lockhart is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lockhart is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lockhart who work in sales jobs (13.88%), office and administrative support (11.41%), and management occupations (10.42%). A relatively large number of people in Lockhart telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.61% 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. Being a small city, Lockhart does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Lockhart are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.71% of adults in Lockhart have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Lockhart in 2022 was $28,956, 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 $115,824 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 52.90% 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.