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Lubbock County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Lubbock County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Lubbock County has a population of 327,394 with a median age of 31.9 years, reflecting a younger workforce shaped in part by its role as a regional education and healthcare hub anchored by Texas Tech University. The labor force participation rate is 65.6%, with 33.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $36,286, keeping labor costs relatively low against a GDP per capita of $48,130. The county added 4.4% population growth over five years, with a median home value of $199,600 and median gross rent of $1,134 per month, and a mean commute of 17.1 minutes pointing to a compact, accessible geography.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

327,394

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$64,155

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

31.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.4% since 2018

Lubbock County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone200,827 (63.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race50,166 (15.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone24,488 (7.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone23,567 (7.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races10,000 (3.1%)
  • Asian Alone7,734 (2.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish49,316
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,689
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,616
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1,130
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island886

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

12,189

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,130

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$35,170

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance46,965
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)19,397
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services15,643
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services13,842
  5. 5.Construction (Group)10,925

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations65,619
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations34,243
  3. 3.Service Occupations26,703
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations17,674
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations13,767

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.43×)3,540
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.24×)44,998
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.21×)4,339
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.16×)15,838
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)19,333

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$199,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,134/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

55.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99910,589 (15.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9998,044 (11.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9997,925 (11.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9996,821 (9.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9995,594 (8.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9995,485 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

33.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,286

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone121,124 (77.8%)
  • Carpooled16,807 (10.8%)
  • Worked At Home11,322 (7.3%)
  • Walked2,944 (1.9%)
  • Other1,176 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit869 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.