Lubbock city, TX

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 258,190 ( 28,617 from 2010 )
Land area: 134.6 square miles
Population density: 1918.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	127,446	49.36%	0.4%
Black:	18,880	7.31%	0.7%
Indian:	477	0.18%	43.6%
Asian:	7,246	2.81%	29.0%
2+ races:	6,620	2.56%	156.1%
Hispanic:	97,078	37.60%	31.9%

Total non-White:	130,744	50.64%	28.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-469	-0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	29,086	15.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
229,573
127,915	55.72%
18,744	8.16%
845	0.37%
5,618	2.45%
2,585	1.13%
73,625	32.07%
101,658	44.28%

2000
199,556
122,193	61.23%
17,194	8.62%
607	0.30%
2,820	1.41%
1,658	0.83%
54,946	27.53%
77,363	38.77%

1990
186,281
126,182	67.74%
15,195	8.16%
573	0.31%
2,623	1.41%
n/a
41,708	22.39%
60,099	32.26%

1980
173,979
125,130	71.92%
13,733	7.89%
431	0.25%
1,725	0.99%
n/a
32,667	18.78%
48,849	28.08%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

5,722	2.9
24,295	12.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-3,989	-2.1
17,264	9.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,052	0.6
11,250	6.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Lubbock city, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
30.0
58,900	22.8%
199,290	77.2%
31,774	12.3%

102,894
2.39

58,249	56.6%
40,123	68.9%
7,781	13.4%
44,645	43.4%

2010
Number	Percent
29.2
54,057	23.5%
175,516	76.5%
24,710	10.8%

88,506
2.48

53,042	59.9%
36,167	68.2%
7,133	13.4%
35,464	40.1%

2000
Number	Percent
30.3
49,368	24.7%
150,188	75.3%
22,053	11.1%

77,648
2.46

49,033	63.1%
36,333	74.1%
5,885	12.0%
28,615	36.9%

1990
Number	Percent
28.8
47,723	25.6%
138,558	74.4%
18,058	9.7%

69,084
2.56

45,809	66.3%
36,691	80.1%
3,915	8.5%
23,275	33.7%

1980
Number	Percent
25.3
48,350	27.8%
125,629	72.2%
13,442	7.7%

60,980
2.69

43,210	70.9%
36,826	85.2%
3,165	7.3%
17,770	29.1%

2022 Housing Data for Lubbock city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8,126	7.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,352	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,879	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,458	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,903	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,340	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,101	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,957	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,482	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,903	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,449	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,560	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,035	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,700	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,982	5.8%
$200,000 or more	6,667	6.5%

Median Household Income	58,734
Per Capita Income	33,259

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,257	5.1%
Public Assistance	1,906	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,569	12.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	76,242	69.4%
Unemployed	3,765	3.4%
In Armed Forces	121	0.1%

Total Labor Force	80,128	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	29,680	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	47,253	37,812	55.5%
Non-Profit	3,327	6,480	33.9%
Self-Employed	6,474	4,841	57.2%

Local Government	3,732	5,309	41.3%
State Government	5,472	6,324	46.4%
Federal Government	1,341	623	68.3%

Total Private + Self	53,727	42,653	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,872	18,736	42.5%
Total	67,599	61,389	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	17.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18,691	14.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	29,226	22.6%
Professional, Technical	32,762	25.4%
Service Occupations	23,359	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	155	0.1%
All others	25,173	19.5%

White Collar		62.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	19,087	14.8%
Health care and social assistance	18,586	14.4%
Retail trade	15,553	12.0%
Accommodation and food services	13,162	10.2%
Construction	8,608	6.7%
Other services	6,932	5.4%
Manufacturing	6,722	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,663	5.2%
Finance and insurance	5,718	4.4%
Public administration	5,279	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	4,992	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,294	3.3%
Wholesale trade	3,725	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,584	2.0%
Information	2,318	1.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,613	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,462	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	890	0.7%
Utilities	854	0.7%
Management	169	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	78,826	30.53%
Puerto Rican	1,248	0.48%
Cuban	239	0.09%
Dominican	49	0.02%

Total Central American	2,507	0.97%
Costa Rican	34	0.01%
Guatemalan	517	0.20%
Honduran	472	0.18%
Nicaraguan	12	0.00%
Panamanian	86	0.03%
Salvadoran	1,386	0.54%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,511	0.59%
Argentinean	41	0.02%
Bolivian	54	0.02%
Chilean	72	0.03%
Colombian	482	0.19%
Ecuadorian	144	0.06%
Paraguayan	27	0.01%
Peruvian	551	0.21%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	140	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	12,698	4.92%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,860	0.72%
Filipino	1,268	0.49%
Indian	1,233	0.48%
Vietnamese	634	0.25%
Korean	527	0.20%
Thai	146	0.06%
Japanese	120	0.05%
Bangladeshi	89	0.03%
Cambodian	72	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	190,572	78.9%
Spanish	42,034	17.4%
Chinese	1,684	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,672	0.7%
Other	1,541	0.6%
Other Asian	894	0.4%
Tagalog	702	0.3%
Arabic	567	0.2%
Vietnamese	548	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	21,807	8.4%
English	21,276	8.2%
Irish	16,600	6.4%
American	11,851	4.6%
Scottish	4,631	1.8%
European	4,016	1.6%
Italian	3,560	1.4%
French	2,783	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	2,497	1.0%
Welsh	1,931	0.7%
Swedish	1,570	0.6%
British	1,487	0.6%
Norwegian	1,331	0.5%
Dutch	1,161	0.4%
Polish	1,090	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	247,762	96.0%
Not a citizen	10,428	4.0%

Native	241,365	93.5%
Foreign-born	16,825	6.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,141	4.8%	9,925	6.6%	36,367	24.2%	45,302	30.2%	31,072	20.7%	20,350	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,141	4.8%
9-12 Years	9,925	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	36,367	24.2%
Some College	45,302	30.2%
Bach. Degree	31,072	20.7%
Grad Degree	20,350	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +9,720	D +1,125	D + 8.4%
D +10,845
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	50%	Donald Trump* (R)	60,172	61.7%	Joe Biden (D)	35,733	36.6%	1,636	1.7%	97,541	10	15	0.86%
2016	43%	Donald Trump (R)	50,452	63.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	24,888	31.1%	4,639	5.8%	79,979	11	17	0.89%

2020 President, Lubbock city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

35,733

36.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

60,172

61.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,357

1.4%

Other

279

0.3%

TOTAL

97,541

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Lubbock city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

24,888

31.1%

Donald Trump (R)

50,452

63.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3,400

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

564

0.7%

Other

675

0.8%

TOTAL

79,979

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lubbock city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	49%	John Cornyn* (R)	60,883	63.1%	Mary Hegar (D)	32,442	33.6%	3,145 [+]	3.3%	96,470	10	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 2,548 (2.6%); David Collins (Green) 597 (0.6%);
2018	S1	39%	Ted Cruz* (R)	45,056	60.5%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	28,790	38.7%	601 [+]	0.8%	74,447	10	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 601 (0.8%);
2018	G	39%	Greg Abbott* (R)	47,771	64.5%	Lupe Valdez (D)	24,474	33.0%	1,853 [+]	2.5%	74,098	9	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 1,853 (2.5%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	112,981
Median Value	$181,600

Occupied	102,894	91.1%
Vacant	10,087	8.9%

Owned	52,449	51.0%
Rented	50,445	49.0%
Median Rent	$1,093

Single-Family Units	76,081	67.3%
Detached	72,643	64.3%
Attached	3,438	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	25,370	22.5%
Mobile Homes	1,869	1.7%

Lubbock city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lubbock city, TX

2022 Housing Data for Lubbock city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lubbock city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lubbock city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lubbock city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lubbock city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lubbock city, TX