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Lubbock Metro

Lubbock, TX · 6 counties · 368,431 residents (2025 est.) · 5,265 sq mi
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Lubbock is home to 358,708 people. The median age is 32.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $202,881. 71,140 more people live here than in 2000. The average commute runs 18 minutes. 6% of people across the metro were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,691, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 80%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Lubbock

Among the 67 metro and micro areas based in Texas

  • 36th in household income$63,691
  • 9th in share with a bachelor's degree31.7%
  • 23rd in home value$202,881
  • 17th in diversity score74.1
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
358,708
+25%since 2000
from 287,568 in 2000
368,431 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
68 / sq mi
+25%since 2000
from 55 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
32.4
+4%since 2000
from 31.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
5,265 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
262K288K315K341K368K19902000201020202024Lubbock
2024359K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(22,458)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(23,672)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(23,980)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.3%(29,905)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2411.5%(41,193)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.2%(50,915)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.8%(45,973)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.1%(36,236)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410%(35,765)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.1%(29,010)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.7%(13,342)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(6,259)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$63,691
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $31,681 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,300
+109%since 2000
from $16,864 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
43.4%
+20.5 ptssince 2009
from 22.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 18.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.480
+1%since 2010
from 0.474 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade5.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing1.7%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction1.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$202,881
+80%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $61,987 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,139
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $485 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
57.3%
−4.1 ptssince 2000
from 61.4% in 2000
42.7% rent
Vacancy rate
10.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.44 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.48 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 20.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+39%since 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
1990 – 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-Hispanic61.3%(176,162)
Black6.9%(19,823)
Hispanic / Latino29.5%(84,907)
Asian1.1%(3,130)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic50.6%(181,335)
Black6.4%(22,825)
Hispanic / Latino37.8%(135,550)
Asian2.1%(7,657)
Other3.2%(11,341)
Diversity Score
74
+9%since 2009
from 68 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
32
−7%since 2020
from 34 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
Mexican31.5%(113,046)
Central American0.6%(2,259)
Spaniard0.5%(1,703)
Puerto Rican0.4%(1,307)
South American0.4%(1,260)
Salvadoran0.4%(1,212)
Honduran0.2%(580)
Cuban0.1%(503)
Peruvian0.1%(409)
Guatemalan0.1%(347)
Colombian0.1%(233)
Venezuelan0.1%(210)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0%(152)
Bolivian0%(109)
Dominican0%(80)
Chilean0%(66)
Argentine0%(51)
Asian origin
Filipino0.6%(2,158)
Chinese0.5%(1,896)
Asian Indian0.4%(1,367)
Vietnamese0.2%(530)
Korean0.1%(442)
Nepalese0.1%(394)
Sri Lankan0%(109)
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
English10.2%(36,498)
German9.6%(34,360)
Irish6.9%(24,709)
American5.4%(19,366)
Scottish1.8%(6,462)
Italian1.3%(4,502)
French1%(3,665)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(3,005)
Polish0.5%(1,800)
Dutch0.5%(1,643)
Welsh0.5%(1,626)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.4%(1,483)
Norwegian0.4%(1,452)
British0.4%(1,282)
Czech0.3%(1,019)
Ethiopian0.2%(657)
Danish0.2%(640)
Swiss0.2%(629)
Arab0.2%(554)
West Indian0.2%(542)
Russian0.2%(537)
Canadian0.1%(450)
Nigerian0.1%(416)
Austrian0.1%(396)
Ukrainian0.1%(308)
Portuguese0.1%(295)
Turkish0.1%(238)
Brazilian0.1%(219)
Haitian0.1%(215)
Ghanaian0.1%(201)
Croatian0.1%(183)
Lebanese0.1%(177)
Iranian0.1%(170)
Egyptian0%(158)
Hungarian0%(144)
Greek0%(127)
Kenyan0%(101)
Finnish0%(97)
Jamaican0%(62)
Belgian0%(41)
Jordanian0%(30)
Romanian0%(29)
Moroccan0%(28)
Guyanese0%(28)
Israeli0%(18)
Latvian0%(15)
Somali0%(15)
Slovak0%(14)
Serbian0%(13)
Bulgarian0%(12)
Slovene0%(12)
Palestinian0.2%(10)
Iraqi0%(6)
Syrian0%(6)
Armenian0.1%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.7%
+9.2 ptssince 2000
from 22.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.1%
+11.7 ptssince 2000
from 76.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.4%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.9 min
+56%since 2000
from 11.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.1%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 81.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.0%
+3.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.0%
−1.0 ptssince 2011
from 6.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2011
from 65.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.8%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 72.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 15.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.8%
+9.8 ptssince 2009
from 31.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
50.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
6.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.0%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.9%
Unchangedsince 2012
from 13.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
14.4%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 19.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.8%
+14.9 ptssince 2017
from 73.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.2%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 92.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
80.2%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 77.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
79.2%
+3.4 ptssince 2016
from 75.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
17.8%
−3.8 ptssince 2016
from 21.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married41.8%(59,389)
Married47%(66,854)
Widowed2.2%(3,182)
Divorced9%(12,736)
Women 15+
Never married35.6%(52,199)
Married44.6%(65,355)
Widowed7.8%(11,377)
Divorced12%(17,506)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
14.4%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 19.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 56.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 14.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% 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
66.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 67.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
29.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 29.4% 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)31.8%(4,330)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(3,259)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.3%(4,121)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(589)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(115)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 13,618 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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Over time

Lubbock, decade by decade

Lubbock population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990270,417$56,963$120,88621.2%60.1
2000287,568$57,713$112,91922.5%66.6
2010323,328$61,217$140,50825.8%70.6
2020351,268$63,944$171,54830.1%76.8
2024358,708$63,691$202,88131.7%74.1

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

In this metro

Largest cities

LubbockCENTRAL273,071Levelland12,513Wolfforth8,746Slaton5,684Post3,494Shallowater2,957Tahoka2,533Idalou2,105Morton1,689Ralls1,556Crosbyton1,407Sundown1,317Ransom Canyon1,172Anton919Lorenzo910New Deal745Wilson464Ropesville463Smyer448Buffalo Springs Lake445Whiteface371New Home350Opdyke West240Bledsoe130Whitharral98
What's inside

6 component counties

Lubbock CountyCENTRAL328,906Hockley County21,600Lynn County6,017Crosby County4,852Garza County4,510Cochran County2,546
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lubbock, TX?

Lubbock, TX has about 358,708 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lubbock, TX?

The typical household in Lubbock, TX earns about $63,691 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lubbock, TX expensive?

In Lubbock, TX, the median home is worth about $202,881, and the typical rent is about $1,139 a month.

How educated are people in Lubbock, TX?

About 31.7% of adults age 25 and over in Lubbock, TX hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lubbock, TX?

About 16.9% of people in Lubbock, TX live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lubbock, TX grown since 1990?

Yes, Lubbock, TX has grown since 1990. The population has added about 88,291 residents, a change of about 33 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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