Buffalo Springs Lake

Population: 525
Median household income: $70,625
Median home value: $229,000

Buffalo Springs Lake, a community in Lubbock County, Texas, has 525 residents. Its median household income of $70,625 runs above the Lubbock County figure of $63,367.

From 2019 to 2023, Buffalo Springs Lake's population grew 22.7% from 428 to 525, while its median home value rose 54.6% from $148,100 to $229,000.

99.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1960.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 525
Median age: 52.5 yrs
Median household income: $70,625
Median home value: $229,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 416
Homeownership rate: 97.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

428525

Median household income

$61,389$70,625

Median home value

$148,100$229,000

Median gross rent

$2,115$2,096

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	428	$61,389	$148,100	$2,115
2020	592	$83,542	$203,500	$2,096
2021	563	$73,056	$209,300	—
2022	530	$67,917	$218,700	—
2023	525	$70,625	$229,000	—

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 342.7%

35 to 4418.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 7419.6%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	1.1%
5 to 17	78	14.9%
18 to 24	35	6.7%
25 to 34	14	2.7%
35 to 44	98	18.7%
45 to 54	56	10.7%
55 to 64	101	19.2%
65 to 74	103	19.6%
75 and over	34	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	342	65.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	1.1%
Two or more races	6	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	166	31.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate22.4%

Some college or associate's41.1%

Bachelor's degree25.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	6.2%
High school graduate	91	22.4%
Some college or associate's	167	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	104	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	19	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	269	90.0%
Carpooled	9	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	7.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	14.7%
15 to 29 min	188	67.6%
30 to 44 min	13	4.7%
45 to 59 min	12	4.3%
60+ min	24	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 2.1% (11 of 525)

	Count	Share
Family households	148	58.5%
Nonfamily households	105	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	253	60.8%
Vacant	163	39.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	246	97.2%
Renter-occupied	7	2.8%

1-unit, detached99.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	413	99.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4811155
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.51 sq mi
Water area: 0.4 sq mi
Center point: 33.5337, -101.6976