Shallowater

Population: 2,935
Median household income: $79,848
Median home value: $210,400

Located in Lubbock County, Texas, Shallowater is a community with a population of 2,935. At $79,848, its median household income sits above Lubbock County's $63,367.

From 2019 to 2023, Shallowater's population grew 15.1% from 2,551 to 2,935, while its median home value rose 41.3% from $148,900 to $210,400.

The median gross rent is $1,179. 26.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,935
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $79,848
Median home value: $210,400
Median gross rent: $1,179
Housing units: 1,083
Homeownership rate: 81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5512,935

Median household income

$68,529$79,848

Median home value

$148,900$210,400

Median gross rent

$922$1,179

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,551	$68,529	$148,900	$922
2020	2,573	$63,777	$184,900	$931
2021	2,893	$65,764	$187,000	$968
2022	2,926	$71,572	$202,200	$1,028
2023	2,935	$79,848	$210,400	$1,179

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1727.4%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5416.8%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	125	4.3%
5 to 17	805	27.4%
18 to 24	127	4.3%
25 to 34	320	10.9%
35 to 44	391	13.3%
45 to 54	494	16.8%
55 to 64	234	8.0%
65 to 74	255	8.7%
75 and over	184	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,914	65.2%
Black or African American	21	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	5	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	56	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	928	31.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	137	7.3%
High school graduate	614	32.7%
Some college or associate's	625	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	329	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	173	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.7%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,208	87.7%
Carpooled	83	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	5.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	410	31.4%
15 to 29 min	728	55.7%
30 to 44 min	99	7.6%
45 to 59 min	36	2.8%
60+ min	34	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.91
Poverty rate: 4.6% (135 of 2,931)

	Count	Share
Family households	825	81.9%
Nonfamily households	182	18.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,007	93.0%
Vacant	76	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	820	81.4%
Renter-occupied	187	18.6%

1-unit, detached89.4%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	968	89.4%
1-unit, attached	12	1.1%
2 to 4 units	21	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	82	7.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4867136
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.6901, -101.9893