COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lubbock vs Brownfield
PLACE A
Lubbock, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Brownfield, Texas
Lubbock is 3017% larger than Brownfield. Lubbock earns more, with a median household income $18,745 higher. Lubbock has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -7%).
LUBBOCKBROWNFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population273,0718,762+3017% vs Brownfield
Population density1,9241,346+578
Population growth12.0%-7.5%+19.5 pts
Median age30.537.9−7.4
Male49.0%55.4%−6.4 pts
Female51.0%44.6%+6.4 pts
Foreign-born6.3%7.0%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.6%29.8%+19.9 pts
Black7.7%3.8%+3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino36.6%65.0%−28.4 pts
Asian2.7%0.1%+2.6 pts
Other3.3%1.2%+2.1 pts
Median household income$60,895$42,150+$18,745
Per capita income$35,237$23,518+$11,719
Poverty rate18.9%21.2%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.460+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%7.7%+27.4 pts
Graduate degree14.1%1.5%+12.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%5.1%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation66.6%55.6%+11.0 pts
Median home value$212,400$100,600+$111,800
Median gross rent$1,182$811+$371
Owner-occupied51.2%66.4%−15.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%7.3%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households52.2%48.9%+3.3 pts
Average commute16.321.8−5.5
Worked from home7.1%3.5%+3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Uninsured13.6%23.4%−9.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025