COMPARING TWO PLACES
Abernathy vs Lubbock
PLACE A
Abernathy, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lubbock, Texas
Abernathy is 99% smaller than Lubbock. Abernathy earns more, with a median household income $26,636 higher. Lubbock has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 2%).
ABERNATHYLUBBOCKDIFFERENCE
Total population2,826273,071−99% vs Lubbock
Population density8831,924−1,041
Population growth2.1%12.0%−9.9 pts
Median age34.830.5+4.3
Male48.4%49.0%−0.7 pts
Female51.6%51.0%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born3.1%6.3%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.0%49.6%+0.4 pts
Black2.2%7.7%−5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino47.4%36.6%+10.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other0.4%3.3%−2.9 pts
Median household income$87,531$60,895+$26,636
Per capita income$32,865$35,237−$2,372
Poverty rate3.0%18.9%−16.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.489−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%35.1%−8.1 pts
Graduate degree12.9%14.1%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%5.2%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation63.6%66.6%−3.0 pts
Median home value$176,400$212,400−$36,000
Median gross rent$868$1,182−$314
Owner-occupied77.1%51.2%+25.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%9.4%+0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households27.8%52.2%−24.4 pts
Average commute21.616.3+5.2
Worked from home4.2%7.1%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured18.2%13.6%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025