ZIP Code 79415

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lubbock County, Texas.

Population: 16,765
Median household income: $37,101
Median home value: $94,000

Covering part of Lubbock County, Texas, ZIP Code 79415 has about 16,765 residents. At $37,101, its median household income sits below Lubbock County's $63,367.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 79415's population declined 6.5% from 17,939 to 16,765, while its median gross rent rose 11.3% from $859 to $956.

The typical home was built around 1985. 33.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,765
Median age: 27.6 yrs
Median household income: $37,101
Median home value: $94,000
Median gross rent: $956
Housing units: 7,225
Homeownership rate: 39.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,93916,765

Median household income

$31,680$37,101

Median home value

$63,500$94,000

Median gross rent

$859$956

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,939	$31,680	$63,500	$859
2020	17,894	$32,980	$64,600	$900
2021	17,048	$33,112	$69,500	$910
2022	17,086	$37,072	$84,200	$936
2023	16,765	$37,101	$94,000	$956

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 2421.0%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	760	4.5%
5 to 17	3,422	20.4%
18 to 24	3,521	21.0%
25 to 34	2,241	13.4%
35 to 44	1,551	9.3%
45 to 54	1,664	9.9%
55 to 64	1,504	9.0%
65 to 74	1,377	8.2%
75 and over	725	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,335	25.9%
Black or African American	1,232	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.2%
Asian	798	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	48	0.3%
Two or more races	429	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,897	59.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.6%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,051	22.6%
High school graduate	2,795	30.8%
Some college or associate's	1,902	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,350	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	964	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone70.3%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit4.3%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,264	70.3%
Carpooled	1,058	14.1%
Public transit	323	4.3%
Walked	224	3.0%
Bicycle	100	1.3%
Worked from home	478	6.4%
Other means	42	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,377	48.2%
15 to 29 min	2,755	39.3%
30 to 44 min	571	8.1%
45 to 59 min	135	1.9%
60+ min	173	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 33.8% (5,536 of 16,365)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,263	50.0%
Nonfamily households	3,262	50.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,525	90.3%
Vacant	700	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,551	39.1%
Renter-occupied	3,974	60.9%

1-unit, detached45.5%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units18.4%

20 or more units17.7%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,286	45.5%
1-unit, attached	167	2.3%
2 to 4 units	498	6.9%
5 to 19 units	1,328	18.4%
20 or more units	1,279	17.7%
Mobile home & other	667	9.2%

ZIP Code 79415

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