Cameron County vs Lubbock County

A side-by-side comparison of Cameron County and Lubbock County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cameron County and Lubbock County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cameron County has the higher population (423,192 vs 314,633 in Lubbock County). Lubbock County has the higher median household income ($63,367 vs $51,334 in Cameron County). Lubbock County has the higher median home value ($199,600 vs $120,000 in Cameron County).

Population, income & housing

	Cameron County	Lubbock County
Population	423,192	314,633
Median age	32.4 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,334	$63,367
Median home value	$120,000	$199,600
Median gross rent	$899	$1,134
Housing units	157,565	136,468
Homeownership rate	65.2%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cameron County	Lubbock County
Population	421,666 → 423,192 (+0.4%)	304,808 → 314,633 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$38,758 → $51,334 (+32.4%)	$52,429 → $63,367 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$85,800 → $120,000 (+39.9%)	$140,600 → $199,600 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $899 (+22.6%)	$940 → $1,134 (+20.6%)

Cameron County

Population

421,666423,192

Median household income

$38,758$51,334

Median home value

$85,800$120,000

Median gross rent

$733$899

Lubbock County

Population

304,808314,633

Median household income

$52,429$63,367

Median home value

$140,600$199,600

Median gross rent

$940$1,134

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cameron County	Lubbock County
Under 5	7.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.9%	17.3%
18 to 24	10.8%	16.4%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.0%
55 to 64	9.8%	10.1%
65 to 74	8.1%	7.9%
75 and over	6.0%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cameron County	Lubbock County
White (non-Hispanic)	8.8%	52.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.7%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	89.3%	35.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cameron County	Lubbock County
No high school diploma	28.4%	11.2%
High school graduate	26.1%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cameron County	Lubbock County
Drove alone	77.7%	78.0%
Carpooled	10.7%	11.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.6%
Walked	1.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.1%	6.7%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cameron County	Lubbock County
1-unit, detached	64.4%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	10.7%
20 or more units	7.6%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Cameron County	Lubbock County
Poverty rate	24.4%	17.2%
Average household size	3.10	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1992	1984