Lubbock County, Texas (TX)

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• • 159,47250.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 117,39637.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 21,3436.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,9092.2%Two or more races
  • 6,8342.2%Asian alone
  • 1,9430.6%Some other race alone
  • 4200.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1340.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $231,293

Here:	$231,293
State:	$313,123

Townhouses or other attached units: $182,572

Here:	$182,572
State:	$292,523

In 2-unit structures: $266,863

Here:	$266,863
State:	$481,694

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $231,288

Here:	$231,288
State:	$258,339

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $169,179

Here:	$169,179
State:	$352,681

Mobile homes: $63,903

Here:	$63,903
State:	$105,980

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,288

Here:	$38,288
State:	$88,261

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 28
• Robberies: 14
• Assaults: 84
• Burglaries: 134
• Thefts: 268
• Auto thefts: 126

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 35
• Burglaries: 152
• Thefts: 264
• Auto thefts: 75

Health of residents in Lubbock County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Lubbock County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,680 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,202 (1.4%)

Area name: Lubbock, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lubbock County is $470 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $594 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $841 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lubbock, Slaton, Abernathy, Wolfforth, Idalou, Shallowater, Ransom Canyon, New Deal, Buffalo Springs, Reese Center.

Neighboring counties: Otero County, New Mexico , Cullman County, Alabama , Kershaw County, South Carolina , Cochran County , Tuscaloosa County, Alabama , Franklin County , Hale County .

Current college students: 30,844
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 15,824 (56.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 9,8282010 or later
• 3,9332000 to 2009
• 2,3511990 to 1999
• 1,7501980 to 1989
• 1,5501970 to 1979
• 1,563Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 91,920
• One, attached: 3,149
• Two: 4,120
• 3 or 4: 5,719
• 5 to 9: 7,416
• 10 to 19: 6,300
• 20 to 49: 3,403
• 50 or more: 7,845
• Mobile homes: 6,274
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 287

Housing units in Lubbock County with a mortgage: 39,245 (872 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 646 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 244

Religion statistics for Lubbock County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lubbock County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2016 to January 21, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4255: February 09, 2016, FEMA Id: 4255, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Hurricane Alex, Incident Period: June 30, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1931: August 03, 2010, FEMA Id: 1931, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.49% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($57,976 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.12% relocated from other counties in Texas ($35,008 average AGI)
2.36% relocated from other states ($22,968 average AGI)

Lubbock County:	2.36%
Texas average:	2.83%

from Hockley County, TX	0.23% ($61,774 average AGI)
from Hale County, TX	0.21% ($58,226)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.21% ($54,043)
from Dallas County, TX	0.20% ($42,708)
from Midland County, TX	0.19% ($63,585)
from Randall County, TX	0.16% ($46,410)
from Bexar County, TX	0.16% ($56,619)

6.58% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,046 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.46% relocated to other counties in Texas ($35,098 average AGI)
2.11% relocated to other states ($17,948 average AGI)

Lubbock County:	2.11%
Texas average:	2.08%

to Tarrant County, TX	0.31% ($55,739 average AGI)
to Dallas County, TX	0.29% ($55,333)
to Harris County, TX	0.22% ($52,944)
to Hockley County, TX	0.20% ($48,725)
to Bexar County, TX	0.20% ($43,009)
to Hale County, TX	0.17% ($39,126)
to Travis County, TX	0.16% ($39,372)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 2.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lubbock County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 58,441 (15,721 living alone), Female householders: 66,248 (20,707 living alone)

• 53,789 spouses (53,236 opposite-sex spouses), 10,206 unmarried partners, (9,748 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 88,189 children (81,834 natural, 3,069 adopted, 3,286 stepchildren), 6,953 grandchildren, 2,187 brothers or sisters, 2,383 parents, 108 foster children, 4,809 other relatives, 9,213 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 11,925

Size of family households: 32,818 2-persons, 19,082 3-persons, 13,906 4-persons, 6,470 5-persons, 3,406 6-persons, 1,561 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 36,428 1-person, 8,023 2-persons, 2,309 3-persons, 686 4-persons.

42,987 married couples with children.
23,262 single-parent households (5,265 men, 17,997 women).

79.7% of residents of Lubbock speak English at home.
17.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,268,803,000 ($5,055 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $80,151,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $493,826,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $351,192,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $30,055,000
Federal grants: $258,016,000
Federal procurement contracts: $46,504,000 ($31,931,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $89,209,000 ($12,859,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $356,723,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $200,903,000
Federal Government insurance: $230,565,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-11 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Lubbock County, Texas
• 6692020 or later
• 22,5672010 to 2019
• 20,6932000 to 2009
• 17,1931990 to 1999
• 17,8231980 to 1989
• 21,1191970 to 1979
• 15,9071960 to 1969
• 13,2061950 to 1959
• 4,3821940 to 1949
• 2,8741939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lubbock County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lubbock County, Texas
• 2891 room
• 2212 rooms
• 1,2373 rooms
• 6,0004 rooms
• 15,4625 rooms
• 15,8266 rooms
• 12,7127 rooms
• 9,9908 rooms
• 8,3819+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lubbock County, Texas
• 1,3271 room
• 5,2132 rooms
• 12,1533 rooms
• 13,6754 rooms
• 9,1715 rooms
• 8,5056 rooms
• 3,2827 rooms
• 6278 rooms
• 6189+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lubbock County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lubbock County, Texas
• 289no bedroom
• 6631 bedroom
• 8,5622 bedrooms
• 38,3463 bedrooms
• 19,2994 bedrooms
• 2,9595+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lubbock County, Texas
• 1,647no bedroom
• 14,4541 bedroom
• 18,1722 bedrooms
• 16,0773 bedrooms
• 3,8164 bedrooms
• 4055+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lubbock County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lubbock County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,464no vehicle
• 16,5451 vehicle
• 32,7752 vehicles
• 13,5383 vehicles
• 3,9274 vehicles
• 1,8695+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lubbock County in renter-occupied apartments
• 6,741no vehicle
• 29,1391 vehicle
• 14,1272 vehicles
• 3,8433 vehicles
• 6574 vehicles
• 645+ vehicles

77.5% of Lubbock County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Texas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 241,971
• Other state: 55,055
• Northeast: 4,812
• Midwest: 10,532
• South: 16,017
• West: 23,694

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 5,295
• Number of aged recipients: 646
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,649
• Number of recipients under 18: 987
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,170
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,138
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,042
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,192

Lubbock County on our top lists:

• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"