COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lubbock County

Texas · 222,636 residents · 896 sq mi

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With 222,636 people, Lubbock County is a county in Texas. This skews young, with a median age of 28.9. The typical home is worth $53,700. The poverty rate is 19.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. 58% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

222,636

−8%vs 2000

vs 242,628 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.9

−5%vs 2000

vs 30.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

896 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024319K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(16,938)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(17,590)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(15,924)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(18,672)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.5%(25,692)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(39,877)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(29,726)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(19,830)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(16,771)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(12,603)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(6,882)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(2,131)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,328

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,198 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,008

−31%vs 2000

vs $17,323 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.0%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,700

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$377

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $507 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.2% in 2000

41.8% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.3%(176,652)

Black7.6%(16,835)

Hispanic / Latino22.7%(50,601)

Asian1.1%(2,487)

Other12%(26,662)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

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)

Nicaraguan0%(71)

Dominican0%(67)

Chilean0%(66)

Argentine0%(51)

Panamanian0%(41)

Bolivian0%(36)

Paraguayan0%(30)

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)

Bangladeshi0%(106)

Japanese0%(91)

Cambodian0%(66)

Indonesian0%(66)

Taiwanese0%(62)

+ 4 more asian origin groups with data

Burmese0%(59)

Thai0%(57)

Malaysian0%(22)

Laotian0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(206)

Samoan0.1%(175)

Marshallese0%(60)

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)

Subsaharan African1%(3,264)

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)

French Canadian0.1%(308)

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)

Lithuanian0%(90)

Kenyan0%(84)

Jamaican0%(62)

Belgian0%(41)

Jordanian0%(30)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(30)

Moroccan0%(28)

Guyanese0%(28)

Macedonian0%(23)

Australian0%(22)

Israeli0%(18)

Latvian0%(15)

Somali0%(15)

Serbian0%(13)

Bulgarian0%(12)

Slovak0%(12)

Romanian0%(9)

Slovene0%(9)

Iraqi0%(6)

Syrian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.2%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.1%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 10.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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