Lubbock County, Texas

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 314,633
Median household income: $63,367
Median home value: $199,600

Home to 314,633 residents, Lubbock County is one of Texas's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $63,367, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lubbock County's population grew 3.2% from 304,808 to 314,633, while its median household income rose 20.9% from $52,429 to $63,367.

Owners occupy 55.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 314,633
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $63,367
Median home value: $199,600
Median gross rent: $1,134
Housing units: 136,468
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

304,808314,633

Median household income

$52,429$63,367

Median home value

$140,600$199,600

Median gross rent

$940$1,134

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	304,808	$52,429	$140,600	$940
2020	308,392	$53,425	$149,200	$946
2021	308,580	$56,529	$158,700	$989
2022	311,509	$61,911	$183,700	$1,087
2023	314,633	$63,367	$199,600	$1,134

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2416.4%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19,661	6.2%
5 to 17	54,573	17.3%
18 to 24	51,610	16.4%
25 to 34	45,086	14.3%
35 to 44	39,522	12.6%
45 to 54	31,313	10.0%
55 to 64	31,729	10.1%
65 to 74	24,701	7.9%
75 and over	16,438	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	164,080	52.1%
Black or African American	21,230	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	488	0.2%
Asian	7,365	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	194	0.1%
Some other race	735	0.2%
Two or more races	7,934	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	112,607	35.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21,117	11.2%
High school graduate	48,235	25.5%
Some college or associate's	56,524	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	37,942	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	24,971	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	119,148	78.0%
Carpooled	17,250	11.3%
Public transit	860	0.6%
Walked	3,146	2.1%
Bicycle	647	0.4%
Worked from home	10,182	6.7%
Other means	1,566	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	67,320	47.2%
15 to 29 min	59,898	42.0%
30 to 44 min	8,214	5.8%
45 to 59 min	2,450	1.7%
60+ min	4,735	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 17.2% (51,998 of 302,240)

	Count	Share
Family households	74,186	59.8%
Nonfamily households	49,859	40.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	124,045	90.9%
Vacant	12,423	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	68,591	55.3%
Renter-occupied	55,454	44.7%

1-unit, detached65.6%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units8.3%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	89,558	65.6%
1-unit, attached	3,815	2.8%
2 to 4 units	10,350	7.6%
5 to 19 units	14,588	10.7%
20 or more units	11,299	8.3%
Mobile home & other	6,858	5.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 48303
State: Texas
Land area: 896 sq mi
Water area: 5.1 sq mi
Center point: 33.6115, -101.8199

Cities & places

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