COMPARING TWO PLACES
Post vs Lubbock
PLACE A
Post, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lubbock, Texas
Post is 99% smaller than Lubbock. Lubbock earns more, with a median household income $19,591 higher. Lubbock has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -11%).
POSTLUBBOCKDIFFERENCE
Total population3,494273,071−99% vs Lubbock
Population density9331,924−991
Population growth-10.9%12.0%−22.9 pts
Median age34.530.5+4.0
Male68.1%49.0%+19.0 pts
Female31.9%51.0%−19.0 pts
Foreign-born14.3%6.3%+7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.0%49.6%−20.6 pts
Black11.5%7.7%+3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino55.8%36.6%+19.1 pts
Asian0.1%2.7%−2.6 pts
Other3.6%3.3%+0.3 pts
Median household income$41,304$60,895−$19,591
Per capita income$21,414$35,237−$13,823
Poverty rate9.8%18.9%−9.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.489−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.7%35.1%−27.4 pts
Graduate degree1.6%14.1%−12.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.6%5.2%+3.4 pts
Labor force participation39.6%66.6%−27.0 pts
Median home value$49,200$212,400−$163,200
Median gross rent$822$1,182−$360
Owner-occupied67.7%51.2%+16.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.8%9.4%+17.5 pts
Rent-burdened households14.2%52.2%−38.0 pts
Average commute22.516.3+6.1
Worked from home0.7%7.1%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured20.9%13.6%+7.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025