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Lubbock County

Texas · 328,906 residents (2025 est.) · 896 sq mi
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Lubbock County is home to 318,884 people in Texas. This skews young, with a median age of 31.9. Growth has run 31% since 2000, or 76,256 more people. The typical home is worth $214,100, having roughly tripled since 2000. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
318,884
+31%since 2000
from 242,628 in 2000
328,906 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
356 / sq mi
+21%since 2009
from 294 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
31.9
+5%since 2000
from 30.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
896 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
213K242K271K300K329K19902000201020202024Lubbock County
2024319K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(19,949)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(20,948)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(21,030)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.5%(26,982)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2412%(38,254)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.4%(45,771)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(40,439)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410%(31,853)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.8%(31,344)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748%(25,395)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.6%(11,468)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(5,451)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$64,155
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,198 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,808
+107%since 2000
from $17,323 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
43.8%
+20.6 ptssince 2009
from 23.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 17.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.483
+1%since 2010
from 0.480 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing1%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$214,100
+79%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $65,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,178
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $507 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
55.5%
−3.7 ptssince 2000
from 59.2% in 2000
44.5% rent
Vacancy rate
9.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.42 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.46 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 20.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+38%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
61
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic62.5%(151,705)
Black7.5%(18,184)
Hispanic / Latino27.5%(66,609)
Asian1.3%(3,081)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic51.5%(164,153)
Black6.7%(21,358)
Hispanic / Latino36.2%(115,556)
Asian2.4%(7,562)
Other3.2%(10,255)
Diversity Score
75
+9%since 2009
from 68 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
32
−8%since 2020
from 35 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican29.9%(95,412)
Central American0.7%(2,121)
Spaniard0.4%(1,428)
Puerto Rican0.4%(1,242)
Salvadoran0.4%(1,163)
South American0.4%(1,158)
Honduran0.2%(533)
Cuban0.1%(457)
Peruvian0.1%(409)
Guatemalan0.1%(313)
Colombian0.1%(222)
Venezuelan0.1%(204)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0%(140)
Dominican0%(67)
Chilean0%(66)
Argentine0%(51)
Bolivian0%(36)
Asian origin
Filipino0.7%(2,123)
Chinese0.6%(1,853)
Asian Indian0.4%(1,367)
Vietnamese0.2%(530)
Korean0.1%(430)
Nepalese0.1%(394)
Sri Lankan0%(107)
Japanese0%(91)
Cambodian0%(66)
Taiwanese0%(62)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(59)
Thai0%(57)
Malaysian0%(22)
Laotian0%(6)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(175)
Chamorro0%(55)
Ancestry
English10.5%(33,496)
German9.6%(30,559)
Irish7.1%(22,503)
American5.3%(16,855)
Scottish1.9%(5,960)
Italian1.3%(4,244)
French1%(3,331)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(2,772)
Polish0.5%(1,603)
Welsh0.5%(1,531)
Swedish0.4%(1,433)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.4%(1,407)
Dutch0.4%(1,387)
British0.4%(1,247)
Czech0.3%(938)
Ethiopian0.2%(657)
Danish0.2%(631)
Swiss0.2%(606)
Arab0.2%(544)
Russian0.2%(497)
Canadian0.1%(433)
West Indian0.1%(426)
Nigerian0.1%(411)
Austrian0.1%(377)
Ukrainian0.1%(308)
Portuguese0.1%(285)
Turkish0.1%(238)
Brazilian0.1%(219)
Haitian0.1%(215)
Ghanaian0.1%(201)
Croatian0.1%(180)
Lebanese0.1%(177)
Iranian0.1%(170)
Egyptian0%(158)
Hungarian0%(126)
Greek0%(119)
Finnish0%(90)
Kenyan0%(84)
Jamaican0%(62)
Belgian0%(41)
Jordanian0%(30)
Moroccan0%(28)
Guyanese0%(28)
Israeli0%(18)
Latvian0%(15)
Somali0%(15)
Serbian0%(13)
Bulgarian0%(12)
Slovak0%(12)
Slovene0%(9)
Iraqi0%(6)
Syrian0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.4%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 24.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.2%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 78.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.3%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.1 min
+61%since 2000
from 10.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.8%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 82.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.3%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2011
from 6.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2011
from 66.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.9%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 73.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 14.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.5%
+10.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
6.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.0%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.6%
Unchangedsince 2012
from 13.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
13.9%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 18.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.2%
+14.5 ptssince 2017
from 74.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.5%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 93.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
79.4%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 76.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
80.2%
+2.9 ptssince 2016
from 77.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
16.6%
−3.2 ptssince 2016
from 19.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married42.7%(53,726)
Married46.2%(58,038)
Widowed2.1%(2,658)
Divorced9%(11,271)
Women 15+
Never married36.6%(48,061)
Married43.5%(57,121)
Widowed7.5%(9,873)
Divorced12.3%(16,209)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
13.9%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 18.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
55.7%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 57.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 16.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 68.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 28.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.1%(3,909)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.3%(2,846)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.5%(3,722)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(536)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(98)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 12,189 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lubbock County, Texas?

Lubbock County, Texas has about 318,884 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lubbock County, Texas?

The typical household in Lubbock County, Texas earns about $64,155 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lubbock County, Texas expensive?

In Lubbock County, Texas, the median home is worth about $214,100, and the typical rent is about $1,178 a month.

How educated are people in Lubbock County, Texas?

About 33.4% of adults age 25 and over in Lubbock County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lubbock County, Texas?

About 17.1% of people in Lubbock County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lubbock County, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Lubbock County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 96,248 residents, a change of about 43 percent over that period.

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