Population: 264,814
Households: 107,086
Average household size: 2.36
Median age: 30.5 years
Median household income: $60,895
Housing units: 118,143

Population comparison

2020 Census257,772

2024 estimate264,814

Change+2.7%

Population: 264,814
Median age: 30.5 years
Male: 129,879
Female: 134,935

Median age by sex

Male median age: 29.5 years
Female median age: 31.5 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

8,362Under 58,577

22,0945–1721,568

24,69818–2423,988

19,66825–3420,090

16,63635–4416,109

11,82745–5412,917

11,77055–6412,598

14,82465+19,088

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5–17

Male

5–9: 8,775
10–14: 8,268
15–17: 5,051

Female

5–9: 8,016
10–14: 8,232
15–17: 5,320

18–24

Male

18–19: 6,336
20: 4,002
21: 5,056
22–24: 9,304

Female

18–19: 6,619
20: 3,820
21: 4,479
22–24: 9,070

25–34

Male

25–29: 10,734
30–34: 8,934

Female

25–29: 10,418
30–34: 9,672

35–44

Male

35–39: 8,746
40–44: 7,890

Female

35–39: 8,484
40–44: 7,625

45–54

Male

45–49: 6,030
50–54: 5,797

Female

45–49: 6,649
50–54: 6,268

55–64

Male

55–59: 4,805
60–61: 3,210
62–64: 3,755

Female

55–59: 6,143
60–61: 2,922
62–64: 3,533

65+

Male

65–66: 1,854
67–69: 3,071
70–74: 4,237
75–79: 2,772
80–84: 1,410
85+: 1,480

Female

65–66: 2,081
67–69: 3,820
70–74: 4,844
75–79: 2,935
80–84: 2,422
85+: 2,986

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 161,77461.1%
Two or more races: 50,67819.1%
Black alone: 22,4158.5%
Some other race: 20,7837.8%
Asian alone: 7,3422.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 1,5840.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2380.1%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 97,039
White, not Hispanic: 131,395

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 60,630
Married-couple share: 67%
With children: 49.5%

Household sizeShare of households

34,45132.2%

1 person

35,22032.9%

2 people

16,90615.8%

3 people

12,78711.9%

4 people

7,7227.2%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 4,927
6 People: 1,814
7 Plus People: 981

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households60,630

Married-couple families40,60167% of family households

With children: 16,36540.3%
Without children: 24,23659.7%

Other families20,02933% of family households

Male householder: 5,43827.2%
Female householder: 14,59172.8%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	60,630	Not applicable
Married-couple families	40,601	67%
With children	16,365	40.3%
Without children	24,236	59.7%
Other families	20,029	33%
Male householder	5,438	27.2%
Female householder	14,591	72.8%

Median household: $60,895
Median family: $82,149
Per capita: $35,237

Household incomeShare of households

22,14420.7%

Under $25k

22,85421.3%

$25–49k

17,50516.3%

$50–74k

13,36512.5%

$75–99k

16,39115.3%

$100–149k

6,7996.3%

$150–199k

8,0287.5%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 8,239
$10,000–$14,999: 4,721
$15,000–$19,999: 4,534
$20,000–$24,999: 4,650

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 4,636
$30,000–$34,999: 4,849
$35,000–$39,999: 4,378
$40,000–$44,999: 4,832
$45,000–$49,999: 4,159

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 7,879
$60,000–$74,999: 9,626

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 10,126
$125,000–$149,999: 6,265

Education universe: 155,527
High school or higher: 89.4%
Bachelor’s or higher: 35.1%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

6,3604.1%

Less than 9th grade

10,1836.5%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

38,41824.7%

High school or equivalent

33,87921.8%

Some college, no degree

12,1187.8%

Associate degree

32,64421.0%

Bachelor’s degree

21,92514.1%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 2,518
Nursery School: 40
Kindergarten: 166
First Grade: 0
Second Grade: 150
Third Grade: 340
Fourth Grade: 106
Fifth Grade: 171
Sixth Grade: 1,015
Seventh Grade: 842
Eighth Grade: 1,012

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 2,033
Tenth Grade: 2,558
Eleventh Grade: 2,827
Twelfth No Diploma: 2,765

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 31,877
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 6,541

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 12,546
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 21,333

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 14,355
Professional School Degree: 3,420
Doctorate Degree: 4,150

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	6,360
Grades 9–12, no diploma	10,183
High school or equivalent	38,418
Some college, no degree	33,879
Associate degree	12,118
Bachelor’s degree	32,644
Graduate or professional	21,925

Marital status by sexMale and Female

2,1067,960

Widowed

9,03913,357

Divorced

1,5922,795

Separated

45,66245,411

Now Married

47,66743,382

Never Married

4,1614,935

Married Spouse Absent

41,50140,476

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	2,106	7,960
Divorced	9,039	13,357
Separated	1,592	2,795
Now Married	45,662	45,411
Never Married	47,667	43,382
Married Spouse Absent	4,161	4,935
Married Spouse Present	41,501	40,476

Median home value: $212,400
Median gross rent: $1,182

Housing tenure

Owner: 54,81651.2%
Renter: 52,27048.8%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 107,08690.6%
Vacant: 11,0579.4%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 31,369
Owners without mortgage: 23,447

Vacancy reason

For rent4,494

40.6%

For sale567

5.1%

Rented, not occupied477

4.3%

Sold, not occupied463

4.2%

Seasonal615

5.6%

Migrant workers44

0.4%

Other4,397

39.8%

Structure type

Detached76,211

64.5%

Attached3,831

3.2%

2–4 units10,164

8.6%

5–19 units14,323

12.1%

20+ units11,557

9.8%

Mobile or other2,057

1.7%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 4,747
Structure 3–4 Units: 5,417

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 6,639
Structure 10–19 Units: 7,684

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 3,860
Structure 50 Plus Units: 7,697

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 1,924
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 133

Year builtHousing units by period

19,56916.6%

Before 1960

33,21628.1%

1960–79

26,66022.6%

1980–99

35,54230.1%

2000–19

3,1562.7%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 2,739
1940–1949: 3,715
1950–1959: 13,115

1960–79

1960–1969: 15,036
1970–1979: 18,180

1980–99

1980–1989: 14,735
1990–1999: 11,925

2000–19

2000–2009: 17,189
2010–2019: 18,353

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

6,938

166

1990s

5,905

372

2000s

10,664

1,963

2010s

21,389

19,109

2020–22

8,623

23,266

2023+

1,297

7,394

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

8,14914.9%

Under $100k

26,12247.7%

$100–249k

16,50630.1%

$250–499k

2,3484.3%

$500–749k

1,1732.1%

$750–999k

3300.6%

$1–1.49m

1880.3%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 505
10000–14999: 223
15000–19999: 377
20000–24999: 196
25000–29999: 344
30000–34999: 426
35000–39999: 220
40000–49999: 605
50000–59999: 961
60000–69999: 897
70000–79999: 1,116
80000–89999: 1,056
90000–99999: 1,223

$100–249k

100000–124999: 2,695
125000–149999: 3,149
150000–174999: 6,091
175000–199999: 5,064
200000–249999: 9,123

$250–499k

250000–299999: 6,284
300000–399999: 6,189
400000–499999: 4,033

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 88
2000000+: 100

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $5001,243

2.4%

$500–99915,367

30.2%

$1,000–1,49921,461

42.2%

$1,500–1,9999,246

18.2%

$2,000–2,4992,159

4.2%

$2,500–2,999817

1.6%

$3,000+579

1.1%

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Under $500

Under 100: 115
100–149: 0
150–199: 0
200–249: 169
250–299: 135
300–349: 106
350–399: 133
400–449: 169
450–499: 416

$500–999

500–549: 340
550–599: 647
600–649: 1,079
650–699: 980
700–749: 1,257
750–799: 1,789
800–899: 4,437
900–999: 4,838

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 12,144
1250–1499: 9,317

$3,000+

3000–3499: 246
3500+: 333

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

1,336

5,229

1 vehicle

14,816

26,128

2 vehicles

24,844

16,055

3 vehicles

10,547

3,443

4 vehicles

2,415

1,269

5+ vehicles

858

146

Workers age 16+: 131,071
Average commute: 16.3 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 101,26577.3%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 14,76811.3%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 8550.7%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 3,1962.4%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 9,3147.1%Derived from published counts
Other: 1,6731.3%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 2,485
Bicycle: 711

Other

Other Transportation: 1,015
Motorcycle: 208
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 450

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

61,87850.8%

Under 15 min

48,62239.9%

15–29 min

5,3194.4%

30–44 min

1,7281.4%

45–59 min

4,2103.5%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 4,248
5–9: 21,108
10–14: 36,522

15–29 min

15–19: 35,161
20–24: 11,417
25–29: 2,044

30–44 min

30–34: 4,143
35–39: 582
40–44: 594

60+ min

60–89: 2,096
90+: 2,114

Population age 16+: 211,231
Civilian labor force: 140,300
Employed: 133,047
Unemployed: 7,253
Unemployment rate: 5.2%
Poverty universe: 253,241
Persons below poverty: 47,890
Gini index: 0.49
White-collar workers: 84,275
Blue-collar workers: 25,450

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

9,867

13,455

Sales Office Occupations

11,699

16,908

Management Business Science Arts

25,485

30,183

Production Transportation Material Moving

11,694

3,230

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

10,119

407

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	9,867	13,455
Sales Office Occupations	11,699	16,908
Management Business Science Arts	25,485	30,183
Production Transportation Material Moving	11,694	3,230
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	10,119	407

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 115,571
Workplace jobs: 135,340
Internal commuters: 82,911
Inbound commuters: 52,429
Outbound commuters: 32,660
Net worker inflow: 19,769

Coverage status

Insured: 225,78586.4%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 35,67913.6%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

7,12220.0%

Under 19

15,81144.3%

Age 19–34

12,43334.8%

Age 35–64

3130.9%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 248,03693.7%
Foreign born: 16,7786.3%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 6,576
Not a citizen: 10,202

Residential mobility

Same house: 202,915
Within same county: 33,839
From another county: 17,346
From another state: 6,073
From abroad: 1,703

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 111,475

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Lubbock city, Texas	264,814	$60,895	30.5 years	51.2%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
Texas	30,188,424	$78,476	35.6 years	62.6%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	8,362	8,577
5–17	22,094	21,568
18–24	24,698	23,988
25–34	19,668	20,090
35–44	16,636	16,109
45–54	11,827	12,917
55–64	11,770	12,598
65+	14,824	19,088

Category	Value
White alone	161,774
Two or more races	50,678
Black alone	22,415
Some other race	20,783
Asian alone	7,342
American Indian / Alaska Native	1,584
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	238

Category	Value
1 person	34,451
2 people	35,220
3 people	16,906
4 people	12,787
5+ people	7,722

Category	Value
Under $25k	22,144
$25–49k	22,854
$50–74k	17,505
$75–99k	13,365
$100–149k	16,391
$150–199k	6,799
$200k+	8,028

Category	Value
For rent	4,494
For sale	567
Rented, not occupied	477
Sold, not occupied	463
Seasonal	615
Migrant workers	44
Other	4,397

Category	Value
Detached	76,211
Attached	3,831
2–4 units	10,164
5–19 units	14,323
20+ units	11,557
Mobile or other	2,057

Category	Value
Before 1960	19,569
1960–79	33,216
1980–99	26,660
2000–19	35,542
2020+	3,156

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	6,938	166
1990s	5,905	372
2000s	10,664	1,963
2010s	21,389	19,109
2020–22	8,623	23,266
2023+	1,297	7,394

Category	Value
Under $100k	8,149
$100–249k	26,122
$250–499k	16,506
$500–749k	2,348
$750–999k	1,173
$1–1.49m	330
$1.5m+	188

Category	Value
Under $500	1,243
$500–999	15,367
$1,000–1,499	21,461
$1,500–1,999	9,246
$2,000–2,499	2,159
$2,500–2,999	817
$3,000+	579

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	107,086
Vacant	11,057

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	1,336	5,229
1 vehicle	14,816	26,128
2 vehicles	24,844	16,055
3 vehicles	10,547	3,443
4 vehicles	2,415	1,269
5+ vehicles	858	146

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	101,265
Carpool	14,768
Public transit	855
Walk or bicycle	3,196
Work from home	9,314
Other	1,673

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	225,785
Uninsured	35,679

Category	Value
Under 15 min	61,878
15–29 min	48,622
30–44 min	5,319
45–59 min	1,728
60+ min	4,210

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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