2022 population: 450,028 ( 23,373 from 2010 , 4,697 from 2020)
Land area: 15384.6 square miles
Population density: 29.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	211,149	46.92%	6.1%
Black:	27,341	6.08%	5.9%
Indian:	1,915	0.43%	29.1%
Asian:	8,164	1.81%	31.0%
2+ races:	5,816	1.29%	47.5%
Hispanic:	195,643	43.47%	19.3%

Total non-White:	238,879	53.08%	18.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	13,075	14.7
Deaths:	12,077	13.6
Net Migration:	1,993	2.2
Net Immigration:	1,658	1.9

Change in White population:	-13,600	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	36,973	8.7

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
426,655
224,749	52.68%
25,810	6.05%
1,483	0.35%
6,230	1.46%
3,942	0.92%
164,030	38.45%
201,906	47.32%

2000
394,088
228,356	57.95%
25,080	6.36%
1,305	0.33%
3,406	0.86%
3,001	0.76%
132,729	33.68%
165,732	42.05%

1990
377,986
242,150	64.06%
22,678	6.00%
1,085	0.29%
3,272	0.87%
n/a
108,801	28.78%
135,836	35.94%

1980
383,326
261,260	68.16%
22,548	5.88%
867	0.23%
2,185	0.57%
n/a
95,856	25.01%
122,066	31.84%

1970
346,239
253,956	73.35%
18,155	5.24%
367	0.11%
238	0.07%
n/a
71,550	20.66%
92,283	26.65%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
59,331	15.1
31,598	8.0
-13,980	-3.5
4,889	1.2

-3,607	-0.9
36,174	9.2

Number	Rate
1990's
62,700	16.6
32,363	8.6
-34,572	-9.1
6,026	1.6

-13,794	-3.6
29,896	7.9

Number	Rate
1980's
72,203	18.8
29,272	7.6
-46,475	-12.1
n/a

-19,110	-5.0
13,770	3.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-10,162	-2.9
n/a

7,304	2.1
29,783	8.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Lubbock, TX Market Area

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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
32.3
116,749	25.9%
333,279	74.1%
61,919	13.8%

175,215
2.55

110,567	63.1%
78,954	71.4%
13,626	12.3%
64,648	36.9%

2010
Number	Percent
31.9
108,560	25.4%
318,095	74.6%
51,328	12.0%

156,401
2.59

103,230	66.0%
74,298	72.0%
11,861	11.5%
53,171	34.0%

2000
Number	Percent
32.2
106,234	27.0%
287,854	73.0%
48,054	12.2%

144,634
2.60

100,214	69.3%
77,685	77.5%
10,222	10.2%
44,420	30.7%

1990
Number	Percent
30.0
107,944	28.6%
270,042	71.4%
43,266	11.4%

135,072
2.71

97,233	72.0%
80,992	83.3%
7,101	7.3%
37,839	28.0%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
119,226	31.1%
264,100	68.9%
37,894	9.9%

130,201
2.84

99,387	76.3%
87,544	88.1%
5,716	5.8%
30,814	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Lubbock, TX Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11,446	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	9,558	5.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,326	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,621	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,593	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,495	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,909	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	7,687	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,116	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	13,644	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	15,920	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	23,297	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	15,847	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	10,004	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	10,473	6.0%
$200,000 or more	11,279	6.4%

Median Household Income	60,035
Per Capita Income	31,643

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,118	5.2%
Public Assistance	3,212	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22,936	13.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	118,041	68.1%
Unemployed	5,636	3.3%
In Armed Forces	243	0.1%

Total Labor Force	123,920	71.5%
Not in Labor Force	49,304	28.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	82,257	61,197	57.3%
Non-Profit	4,967	9,551	34.2%
Self-Employed	14,328	8,408	63.0%

Local Government	7,094	10,703	39.9%
State Government	7,932	9,091	46.6%
Federal Government	1,670	1,241	57.4%

Total Private + Self	96,585	69,605	58.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	21,663	30,586	41.5%
Total	118,248	100,191	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	31,741	14.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	46,754	21.4%
Professional, Technical	48,352	22.1%
Service Occupations	37,741	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3,633	1.7%
All others	54,246	24.8%

White Collar		58.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	29,606	13.5%
Health care and social assistance	29,151	13.3%
Retail trade	26,104	11.9%
Accommodation and food services	18,459	8.4%
Construction	16,616	7.6%
Manufacturing	11,853	5.4%
Other services	10,875	5.0%
Public administration	9,499	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	9,362	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	9,069	4.1%
Finance and insurance	8,760	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	7,440	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,771	3.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6,629	3.0%
Wholesale trade	6,507	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,747	1.7%
Information	3,744	1.7%
Utilities	2,321	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,022	0.9%
Management	299	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	169,998	36.38%
Puerto Rican	2,158	0.46%
Cuban	420	0.09%
Dominican	300	0.06%

Total Central American	3,666	0.78%
Costa Rican	34	0.01%
Guatemalan	940	0.20%
Honduran	969	0.21%
Nicaraguan	19	0.00%
Panamanian	88	0.02%
Salvadoran	1,597	0.34%
Other Central American	19	0.00%

Total South American	1,882	0.40%
Argentinean	126	0.03%
Bolivian	171	0.04%
Chilean	72	0.02%
Colombian	557	0.12%
Ecuadorian	187	0.04%
Paraguayan	27	0.01%
Peruvian	551	0.12%
Uruguayan	44	0.01%
Venezuelan	147	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	21,395	4.58%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2,132	0.46%
Filipino	1,521	0.33%
Indian	1,357	0.29%
Vietnamese	756	0.16%
Korean	600	0.13%
Japanese	187	0.04%
Thai	175	0.04%
Bangladeshi	109	0.02%
Cambodian	73	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	318,459	73.0%
Spanish	100,678	23.1%
German, other Germanic	7,223	1.7%
Other Indo-European	1,996	0.5%
Chinese	1,790	0.4%
Other	1,740	0.4%
Other Asian	975	0.2%
Tagalog	844	0.2%
Arabic	704	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	38,349	8.2%
English	33,557	7.2%
Irish	27,846	6.0%
American	25,604	5.5%
Scottish	6,951	1.5%
European	6,544	1.4%
Italian	4,885	1.0%
French	4,438	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	3,629	0.8%
British	2,588	0.6%
Welsh	2,318	0.5%
Dutch	2,057	0.4%
Swedish	1,944	0.4%
Norwegian	1,836	0.4%
Polish	1,796	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	441,244	94.4%
Not a citizen	26,062	5.6%

Native	427,928	91.6%
Foreign-born	39,378	8.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
23,338	8.3%	23,874	8.5%	78,502	27.8%	81,979	29.1%	46,831	16.6%	27,416	9.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	23,338	8.3%
9-12 Years	23,874	8.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	78,502	27.8%
Some College	81,979	29.1%
Bach. Degree	46,831	16.6%
Grad Degree	27,416	9.7%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	190,990	181,465	9,525	5.0%
1991	191,877	181,722	10,155	5.3%
1992	194,683	182,793	11,890	6.1%
1993	195,815	185,506	10,309	5.3%
1994	197,061	187,280	9,781	5.0%
1995	199,320	189,451	9,869	5.0%
1996	200,368	190,821	9,547	4.8%
1997	200,368	190,984	9,384	4.7%
1998	198,927	189,884	9,043	4.5%
1999	198,371	190,144	8,227	4.1%

2000	203,326	195,199	8,127	4.0%
2001	208,057	199,631	8,426	4.0%
2002	207,997	198,027	9,970	4.8%
2003	214,564	203,230	11,334	5.3%
2004	213,631	203,050	10,581	5.0%
2005	212,488	202,879	9,609	4.5%
2006	211,418	202,216	9,202	4.4%
2007	210,059	201,922	8,137	3.9%
2008	214,591	206,197	8,394	3.9%
2009	220,308	207,601	12,707	5.8%

2010	218,875	204,378	14,497	6.6%
2011	222,568	208,020	14,548	6.5%
2012	221,294	208,950	12,344	5.6%
2013	221,201	208,530	12,671	5.7%
2014	220,584	210,782	9,802	4.4%
2015	219,908	211,307	8,601	3.9%
2016	221,743	213,243	8,500	3.8%
2017	223,748	215,833	7,915	3.5%
2018	224,108	216,714	7,394	3.3%
2019	225,713	218,903	6,810	3.0%

2020	222,217	208,732	13,485	6.1%
2021	227,728	216,658	11,070	4.9%
2022	229,916	221,796	8,120	3.5%
2023	231,573	223,500	8,073	3.5%
2024	232,706	224,394	8,312	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	198,952
Median Value	$159,177

Occupied	175,215	88.1%
Vacant	23,737	11.9%

Owned	104,824	59.8%
Rented	70,391	40.2%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	143,725	72.2%
Detached	139,452	70.1%
Attached	4,273	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	28,373	14.3%
Mobile Homes	13,521	6.8%

Lubbock, TX Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lubbock, TX Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Lubbock, TX Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lubbock, TX Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lubbock, TX Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lubbock, TX Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lubbock, TX Market Area