Caldwell County

Caldwell County offers many opportunities for growing businesses, including high-speed connectivity, state-of-the-art building inventory and three industrial parks. The county seat and largest city, Lockhart, is less than 20 miles from Interstate 35, Interstate 10 and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, and the new State Highway 130 connects the city to points north and south. The county's next largest city, Luling, lies at the intersection of I-10 and U.S. Highway 183, just 23 miles from I-35.

CALDWELL COUNTY
AUSTIN MSA
Population 2020
45,883
2,283,371
Population growth 2010-2020
20.5%
33.0%
Land area (sq. mi.) 2020
544.5
4,219.5
Median age 2021
36.3
34.7
Households 2021
15,547
894,088
Home ownership rate 2021
64.4%
57.4%
Median household income 2021
$55,760
$81,998
Per capita income 2021
$24,827
$41,805
High school grads 2021
79.8%
90.9%
College grads 2021
15.5%
46.0%
Labor force 2020
19,322
1,242,659
Unemployment rate 2020
6.3%
6.2%
Public school enrollment 2021-2020
7,800
338,710
High school graduates 2019
504
21,607
Retail sales 2020
$391 mil.
$37,406 mil.
Business
2020
Establishments
793
65,881
Employment
8,714
1,031,078
Average salary
$40,808
$72,107
Mfg.business
2020
Establishments
29
1,942
Employment
542
61,958
Average salary
$45,275
$113,744

Sources: Texas Comptroller for retail sales; Texas Workforce Commission for labor force, unemployment, businesses, employees, and salaries; Texas Education Agency for public school enrollment and graduates; ESRI for 2021 demographic estimates; and U.S. Census Bureau for all other data.

LARGEST CITIES IN THE COUNTYLARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY
Lockhart
Luling
Martindale
Lockhart
Luling