ZIP Code 79404

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lubbock County, Texas.

Population: 8,686
Median household income: $48,642
Median home value: $86,300

ZIP Code 79404 (Lubbock County, Texas) is home to about 8,686 residents. The median household income of $48,642 is below the Lubbock County median ($63,367).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 79404's population declined 13.9% from 10,094 to 8,686, while its median gross rent rose 33.6% from $717 to $958.

80.7% of workers drive to work alone. 81.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,686
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $48,642
Median home value: $86,300
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 4,289
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,0948,686

Median household income

$35,106$48,642

Median home value

$56,400$86,300

Median gross rent

$717$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,094	$35,106	$56,400	$717
2020	9,630	$42,826	$59,600	$717
2021	9,312	$40,110	$64,700	$810
2022	8,935	$45,653	$87,900	$870
2023	8,686	$48,642	$86,300	$958

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4418.1%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	386	4.4%
5 to 17	1,189	13.7%
18 to 24	684	7.9%
25 to 34	1,165	13.4%
35 to 44	1,568	18.1%
45 to 54	1,195	13.8%
55 to 64	1,255	14.4%
65 to 74	684	7.9%
75 and over	560	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,739	20.0%
Black or African American	1,915	22.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	28	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.1%
Two or more races	188	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,803	55.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.7%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,718	26.7%
High school graduate	2,315	36.0%
Some college or associate's	1,579	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	523	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	292	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,978	80.7%
Carpooled	461	12.5%
Public transit	37	1.0%
Walked	68	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	98	2.7%
Other means	49	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,545	43.0%
15 to 29 min	1,471	40.9%
30 to 44 min	406	11.3%
45 to 59 min	59	1.6%
60+ min	112	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 21.9% (1,695 of 7,723)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,066	62.0%
Nonfamily households	1,267	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,333	77.7%
Vacant	956	22.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,152	64.6%
Renter-occupied	1,181	35.4%

1-unit, detached81.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,472	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	135	3.1%
5 to 19 units	370	8.6%
20 or more units	64	1.5%
Mobile home & other	248	5.8%

ZIP Code 79404

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