Lubbock County vs Nueces County

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

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

Nueces County has the higher population (352,829 vs 314,633 in Lubbock County). Nueces County has the higher median household income ($66,021 vs $63,367 in Lubbock County). Lubbock County has the higher median home value ($199,600 vs $194,700 in Nueces County).

Population, income & housing

	Lubbock County	Nueces County
Population	314,633	352,829
Median age	31.7 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,367	$66,021
Median home value	$199,600	$194,700
Median gross rent	$1,134	$1,224
Housing units	136,468	153,109
Homeownership rate	55.3%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lubbock County	Nueces County
Population	304,808 → 314,633 (+3.2%)	361,540 → 352,829 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$52,429 → $63,367 (+20.9%)	$55,919 → $66,021 (+18.1%)
Median home value	$140,600 → $199,600 (+42.0%)	$138,700 → $194,700 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$940 → $1,134 (+20.6%)	$1,017 → $1,224 (+20.4%)

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

Nueces County

Population

361,540352,829

Median household income

$55,919$66,021

Median home value

$138,700$194,700

Median gross rent

$1,017$1,224

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lubbock County	Nueces County
Under 5	6.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.7%
18 to 24	16.4%	9.8%
25 to 34	14.3%	13.7%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	10.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.3%
75 and over	5.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lubbock County	Nueces County
White (non-Hispanic)	52.1%	29.9%
Black or African American	6.7%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.3%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	35.8%	62.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lubbock County	Nueces County
No high school diploma	11.2%	14.7%
High school graduate	25.5%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lubbock County	Nueces County
Drove alone	78.0%	80.3%
Carpooled	11.3%	10.6%
Public transit	0.6%	1.2%
Walked	2.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.7%	5.0%
Other means	1.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lubbock County	Nueces County
1-unit, detached	65.6%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	13.0%
20 or more units	8.3%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Lubbock County	Nueces County
Poverty rate	17.2%	17.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1984	1982