Idalou

Population: 2,389
Median household income: $70,655
Median home value: $175,700

Idalou is a community in Lubbock County, Texas, home to 2,389 residents. Its median household income of $70,655 runs above the Lubbock County figure of $63,367.

Between 2019 and 2023, Idalou's population grew 18.4% from 2,018 to 2,389, while its median home value rose 60.8% from $109,300 to $175,700.

The median gross rent is $672. 20.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,389
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $70,655
Median home value: $175,700
Median gross rent: $672
Housing units: 1,008
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0182,389

Median household income

$58,077$70,655

Median home value

$109,300$175,700

Median gross rent

$480$672

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,018	$58,077	$109,300	$480
2020	1,814	$45,804	$129,300	$584
2021	2,068	$51,827	$130,600	$709
2022	2,211	$62,200	$158,700	$764
2023	2,389	$70,655	$175,700	$672

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1723.0%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over14.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	126	5.3%
5 to 17	550	23.0%
18 to 24	127	5.3%
25 to 34	315	13.2%
35 to 44	220	9.2%
45 to 54	248	10.4%
55 to 64	291	12.2%
65 to 74	173	7.2%
75 and over	339	14.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	986	41.3%
Black or African American	14	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,362	57.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	212	13.4%
High school graduate	478	30.1%
Some college or associate's	575	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	236	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	85	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	763	79.5%
Carpooled	141	14.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	299	33.1%
15 to 29 min	436	48.2%
30 to 44 min	16	1.8%
45 to 59 min	129	14.3%
60+ min	24	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 13.1% (314 of 2,389)

	Count	Share
Family households	531	64.1%
Nonfamily households	298	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	829	82.2%
Vacant	179	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	566	68.3%
Renter-occupied	263	31.7%

1-unit, detached84.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	854	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	78	7.7%
5 to 19 units	37	3.7%
20 or more units	12	1.2%
Mobile home & other	27	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4835732
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.6624, -101.6837