Lubbock County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 21,930
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 54,763
Renter-occupied apartments: 44,183 (it was 37,753 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 41% |
State: | 36% |
Land area: 899 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 345 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.9%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (15.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 68%
- Government: 10%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 21%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 162,76067.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 112,70646.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 20,2778.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6,6242.7%Asian alone
- 6,4862.7%Two or more races
- 8410.3%Some other race alone
- 7990.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 760.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 31.0 years |
Texas median age: | 35.1 years |
Males: 152,498 | ![]() |
Females: 158,071 | ![]() |

Lubbock County: | 2.0 people |
Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $55,003 ($32,198 in 1999)
This county: | $55,003 |
Texas: | $64,034 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $777 (lower quartile is $613, upper quartile is $980)
This county: | $777 |
State: | $929 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $153,500 (it was $65,700 in 2000)
Lubbock: | $153,500 |
Texas: | $200,400 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,467Detached houses: $199,057
Here: $199,057 State: $268,991 Townhouses or other attached units: $188,989
Here: $188,989 State: $268,635 In 2-unit structures: $226,859
Here: $226,859 State: $309,107 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $174,350
Here: $174,350 State: $205,835 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $184,337
Here: $184,337 State: $312,503 Mobile homes: $61,636
Here: $61,636 State: $94,014 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,328
Here: $32,328 State: $52,538
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $541
Institutionalized population: 3,432
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 14
- Robberies: 9
- Assaults: 79
- Burglaries: 426
- Thefts: 367
- Auto thefts: 109
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 3
- Rapes: 14
- Robberies: 10
- Assaults: 59
- Burglaries: 294
- Thefts: 476
- Auto thefts: 84
Health of residents in Lubbock County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.64.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
41.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
40.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 193 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.
Health of residents in Lubbock County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.68.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
43.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
74.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
60.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 159 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 662 buildings, average cost: $104,800
- 1998: 738 buildings, average cost: $98,600
- 1999: 837 buildings, average cost: $108,000
- 2000: 804 buildings, average cost: $109,500
- 2001: 983 buildings, average cost: $117,900
- 2002: 1347 buildings, average cost: $119,200
- 2003: 1364 buildings, average cost: $133,800
- 2004: 1392 buildings, average cost: $144,000
- 2005: 1291 buildings, average cost: $160,300
- 2006: 1229 buildings, average cost: $164,600
- 2007: 933 buildings, average cost: $179,500
- 2008: 983 buildings, average cost: $170,400
- 2009: 786 buildings, average cost: $193,600
- 2010: 896 buildings, average cost: $189,200
- 2011: 686 buildings, average cost: $193,700
- 2012: 744 buildings, average cost: $230,200
- 2013: 1002 buildings, average cost: $223,600
- 2014: 967 buildings, average cost: $229,700
- 2015: 952 buildings, average cost: $256,100
- 2016: 1269 buildings, average cost: $230,200
- 2017: 1612 buildings, average cost: $219,200
- 2018: 1400 buildings, average cost: $226,700
- 2019: 1507 buildings, average cost: $226,400
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,132 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,957 (1.5%)
Lubbock County: | 18.5% |
Texas: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 31.0 years old
(Males: 30.0 years old, Females: 32.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 36.1 years old, Black residents: 29.7 years old, American Indian residents: 33.0 years old, Asian residents: 30.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.3 years old, Other race residents: 35.2 years old)
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.
2018 air pollution in Lubbock County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.1 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lubbock County: Close Ranch (A), County Line (B), East Windmill (C), Gilliam Ranch (D), Masten Ranch (E), North Windmill (F), Pardnership Windmill (G), Schooler Ranch (H), South Lease Windmill (I), South Windmill (J), Star Route (K), Walker Windmill (L), Morton Country Club (M), Slaughter Pumping Station (N), Girls Town USA (O), Dean Ranch (P), Cochran County Feed Yard (Q), Whiteface Historical Museum (R). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Lubbock County: County Line Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Otero County, New Mexico , Cullman County, Alabama
, Kershaw County, South Carolina
, Cochran County
, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
, Franklin County
, Hale County
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Here: | 6.2% |
Texas: | 8.0% |
Current college students: 30,844
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 19,233 (32.0% naturalized citizens)
Lubbock County: | 6.2% |
Whole state: | 17.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 6,9612010 or later
- 4,2502000 to 2009
- 3,2111990 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: 87,204
- One, attached: 4,219
- Two: 3,962
- 3 or 4: 5,679
- 5 to 9: 4,444
- 10 to 19: 8,553
- 20 to 49: 4,210
- 50 or more: 6,042
- Mobile homes: 6,299
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 166
Housing units in Lubbock County with a mortgage: 35,843 (188 second mortgage, 877 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30,485
Here: | 53.8% with mortgage |
State: | 56.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Lubbock County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 86,949 | 241 |
Catholic | 36,239 | 17 |
Mainline Protestant | 23,960 | 43 |
Other | 11,259 | 23 |
Black Protestant | 1,924 | 14 |
Orthodox | 208 | 2 |
None | 118,292 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Lubbock County: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.46 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Lubbock County: | 3.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.65 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Lubbock County: | 7.9% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Lubbock County: | 26.0% |
State: | 26.6% |
Here: | 13.3% |
State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Lubbock County:
Average size of farms: 488 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $125,783
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $210.66
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.23%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 54.31%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $121,013
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 55.91%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 55.02%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $89,656
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.87%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.40
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.19%
Corn for grain: 448 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 6970 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 240871 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1091 harvested acres
Vegetables: 457 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 832 acres
Tornado activity:
Lubbock County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 5575141.4 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 24 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/17/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Lubbock County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 436% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 73.1 miles away from Lubbock County center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 244.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 112.0 miles away from the county center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 180.8 miles away from the county center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 319.9 miles away from Lubbock County center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 341.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Lubbock County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Floods: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Fires: 3, Storms: 3, Winds: 3, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 124,435 (78.9%)
- Carpooled: 18,483 (11.7%)
- Bus: 1,048 (0.7%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 77 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 2,052 (1.3%)
- Bicycle: 761 (0.5%)
- Walked: 5,037 (3.2%)
- Worked at home: 5,798 (3.7%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care and social assistance (16%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Mexico (37%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Philippines (4%)
- India (4%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- Vietnam (3%)
- Cameroon (2%)
- American (10%)
- German (6%)
- English (5%)
- Irish (4%)
- European (3%)
- Scottish (1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
People in group quarters in Lubbock County, Texas in 2000:
- 4,843 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,174 people in nursing homes
- 968 people in state prisons
- 794 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 568 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 404 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 236 people in other group homes
- 166 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 101 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 82 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 64 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 61 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 48 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 44 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 19 people in religious group quarters
- 17 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 8 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 8 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
People in group quarters in Lubbock County, Texas in 2010:
- 6,460 people in college/university student housing
- 1,304 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 919 people in state prisons
- 738 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 535 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 266 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 236 people in correctional residential facilities
- 147 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 137 people in group homes intended for adults
- 126 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 60 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 57 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 30 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
- 22 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
6.26% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,517 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.26% |
Texas average: | 7.43% |
0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($166 average AGI)
Lubbock County: 0.02% Texas average: 0.08%
4.21% relocated from other counties in Texas ($30,046 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($16,306 average AGI)
Lubbock County: 2.02% Texas average: 2.52%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
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from Hale County, TX | ![]() |
from Tarrant County, TX | ![]() |
from Midland County, TX | ![]() |
from Dallas County, TX | ![]() |
from Harris County, TX | ![]() |
from Travis County, TX | ![]() |
6.35% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($48,561 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.35% |
Texas average: | 7.26% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($76 average AGI)
Lubbock County: 0.02% Texas average: 0.08%
4.38% relocated to other counties in Texas ($32,811 average AGI)
1.95% relocated to other states ($15,674 average AGI)
Lubbock County: 1.95% Texas average: 2.32%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
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to Tarrant County, TX | ![]() |
to Travis County, TX | ![]() |
to Harris County, TX | ![]() |
to Bexar County, TX | ![]() |
to Hockley County, TX | ![]() |
to Hale County, TX | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 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 2006: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 2.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.7%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 33,128 (27,612 aged, 5,516 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 10,363 (15%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lubbock County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,581)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (2,616)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,210)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,965)
- Unspecified dementia (1,797)
- Congestive heart failure (1,625)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,380)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,269)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (965)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (946)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 21,683
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 514
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 38,602
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,595
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 777
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 119
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 67.6. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 31.2
- Cut/Pierce - 13.6
- Other - 22.7
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 114.1. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 60.8
- Suffocation - 34.6
- Poisoning - 15.3
- Other - 3.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 310,569- Male householders: 55,670 (16,989 living alone), Female householders: 61,824 (18,669 living alone)
50,898 spouses (50,433 opposite-sex spouses), 8,635 unmarried partners, (8,316 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 79,351 children (69,944 natural, 4,143 adopted, 5,264 stepchildren), 12,074 grandchildren, 4,502 brothers or sisters, 2,528 parents, 585 foster children, 5,714 other relatives, 16,352 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 12,436
Size of family households: 30,061 2-persons, 13,824 3-persons, 11,157 4-persons, 10,243 5-persons, 3,074 6-persons, 2,323 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 35,658 1-person, 7,810 2-persons, 2,548 3-persons, 796 4-persons.
42,099 married couples with children.
17,975 single-parent households (2,413 men, 15,562 women).
78.2% of residents of Lubbock speak English at home.
18.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% 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:
Births: 20,627Here: | 82 per 1000 residents |
State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 10,291
Here: | 41 per 1000 residents |
State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,582
Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,739
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.0 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 4.5 |
State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Lubbock County, Texas
- 10,6442014 or later
- 5,7152010 to 2013
- 17,6262000 to 2009
- 14,9571990 to 1999
- 16,7601980 to 1989
- 23,8651970 to 1979
- 17,7601960 to 1969
- 15,1001950 to 1959
- 3,7791940 to 1949
- 4,5721939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lubbock County, Texas
- 2951 room
- 3552 rooms
- 8703 rooms
- 4,5534 rooms
- 19,1995 rooms
- 15,4456 rooms
- 12,1837 rooms
- 7,3368 rooms
- 6,0929+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lubbock County, Texas
- 1,4951 room
- 3,8072 rooms
- 7,4163 rooms
- 13,2054 rooms
- 12,2205 rooms
- 9,1036 rooms
- 2,5547 rooms
- 8098 rooms
- 5579+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lubbock County, Texas
- 332no bedroom
- 5891 bedroom
- 8,1102 bedrooms
- 40,9503 bedrooms
- 14,5404 bedrooms
- 1,8075+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lubbock County, Texas
- 2,115no bedroom
- 10,8171 bedroom
- 17,2162 bedrooms
- 15,8783 bedrooms
- 4,9804 bedrooms
- 1605+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lubbock County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,522no vehicle
- 16,5521 vehicle
- 32,4902 vehicles
- 10,5293 vehicles
- 3,8364 vehicles
- 1,3995+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lubbock County in renter-occupied apartments
- 5,025no vehicle
- 23,3651 vehicle
- 15,5522 vehicles
- 5,7693 vehicles
- 1,3954 vehicles
- 605+ vehicles
74.7% of Lubbock County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Texas.
Lubbock County: | 74.7% |
State average: | 84.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 226,623
- Other state: 60,446
- Northeast: 3,946
- Midwest: 11,174
- South: 17,790
- West: 27,536
- 63.0%Utility gas
- 34.0%Electricity
- 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 63.0%Electricity
- 34.5%Utility gas
- 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.2%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 9.2% |
Texas: | 7.0% |
Here: | 8.2% |
Texas: | 6.6% |
Here: | 4.9% |
Texas: | 14.3% |
Lubbock County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $496,168,000
Parking Facilities: $75,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $37,048,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $539,594,000
Police Protection: $46,696,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $27,332,000
Central Staff Services: $15,756,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,286,000
General Public Buildings: $8,197,000
Regular Highways: $8,116,000
Financial Administration: $4,376,000
Local Fire Protection: $851,000
Public Welfare - Other: $547,000
Parks and Recreation: $446,000
Natural Resources - Other: $283,000
Health - Other: $270,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,230,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $230,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $86,447,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,438,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,009,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $29,390,000
Interest Earnings: $5,086,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,083,000
Sale of Property: $527,000
Rents: $169,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $22,723,000
Central Staff Services: $1,873,000
Regular Highways: $1,526,000
Police Protection: $794,000
Health - Other: $32,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $371,762,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $994,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $77,449,000
General Local Government Support: $11,184,000
Highways: $412,000
- Tax - Property: $86,078,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,534,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $106,000
Other License: $64,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $267,917,000
Lubbock County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $496,168,000
Parking Facilities: $75,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $37,048,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $539,594,000
Police Protection: $46,696,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $27,332,000
Central Staff Services: $15,756,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,286,000
General Public Buildings: $8,197,000
Regular Highways: $8,116,000
Financial Administration: $4,376,000
Local Fire Protection: $851,000
Public Welfare - Other: $547,000
Parks and Recreation: $446,000
Natural Resources - Other: $283,000
Health - Other: $270,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,230,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $230,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $86,447,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,438,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,009,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $29,390,000
Interest Earnings: $5,086,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,083,000
Sale of Property: $527,000
Rents: $169,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $22,723,000
Central Staff Services: $1,873,000
Regular Highways: $1,526,000
Police Protection: $794,000
Health - Other: $32,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $371,762,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $994,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $77,449,000
General Local Government Support: $11,184,000
Highways: $412,000
- Tax - Property: $86,078,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,534,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $106,000
Other License: $64,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $267,917,000
Lubbock County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $496,168,000
Parking Facilities: $75,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $37,048,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $539,594,000
Police Protection: $46,696,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $27,332,000
Central Staff Services: $15,756,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,286,000
General Public Buildings: $8,197,000
Regular Highways: $8,116,000
Financial Administration: $4,376,000
Local Fire Protection: $851,000
Public Welfare - Other: $547,000
Parks and Recreation: $446,000
Natural Resources - Other: $283,000
Health - Other: $270,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,230,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $230,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $86,447,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,438,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,009,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $29,390,000
Interest Earnings: $5,086,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,083,000
Sale of Property: $527,000
Rents: $169,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $22,723,000
Central Staff Services: $1,873,000
Regular Highways: $1,526,000
Police Protection: $794,000
Health - Other: $32,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $371,762,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $994,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $77,449,000
General Local Government Support: $11,184,000
Highways: $412,000
- Tax - Property: $86,078,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,534,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $106,000
Other License: $64,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $267,917,000
Lubbock County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $496,168,000
Parking Facilities: $75,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $37,048,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $539,594,000
Police Protection: $46,696,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $27,332,000
Central Staff Services: $15,756,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,286,000
General Public Buildings: $8,197,000
Regular Highways: $8,116,000
Financial Administration: $4,376,000
Local Fire Protection: $851,000
Public Welfare - Other: $547,000
Parks and Recreation: $446,000
Natural Resources - Other: $283,000
Health - Other: $270,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,230,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $230,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $86,447,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,438,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,009,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $29,390,000
Interest Earnings: $5,086,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,083,000
Sale of Property: $527,000
Rents: $169,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $22,723,000
Central Staff Services: $1,873,000
Regular Highways: $1,526,000
Police Protection: $794,000
Health - Other: $32,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $371,762,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $994,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $77,449,000
General Local Government Support: $11,184,000
Highways: $412,000
- Tax - Property: $86,078,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $23,534,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $106,000
Other License: $64,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $267,917,000
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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 60 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 2,007 | $119,040 | 1,871 | $124,596 | 2,720 | $145,567 | 299 | $43,923 | 16 | $1,566,813 | 819 | $79,380 | 45 | $53,689 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 34 | $118,029 | 50 | $148,080 | 210 | $123,338 | 36 | $26,556 | 0 | $0 | 15 | $78,600 | 20 | $56,550 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 179 | $96,855 | 180 | $103,900 | 886 | $109,178 | 378 | $26,899 | 1 | $23,664,000 | 92 | $78,598 | 63 | $46,540 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 107 | $114,869 | 131 | $139,901 | 655 | $130,725 | 62 | $53,403 | 0 | $0 | 73 | $75,466 | 9 | $70,333 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 9 | $121,778 | 19 | $116,579 | 101 | $108,238 | 20 | $33,400 | 0 | $0 | 11 | $66,909 | 6 | $50,500 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 51 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 195 | $163,933 | 108 | $180,444 | 9 | $79,444 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 32 | $150,844 | 16 | $194,875 | 2 | $96,500 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 28 | $150,857 | 17 | $199,529 | 8 | $91,250 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 3 | $217,000 | 6 | $198,000 | 1 | $104,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 18 | $130,222 | 3 | $77,333 | 3 | $66,000 |
Most common first names in Lubbock County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 1,073 | 73.1 years |
Mary | 1,022 | 78.2 years |
William | 905 | 75.0 years |
John | 894 | 73.8 years |
Robert | 638 | 71.9 years |
Charles | 471 | 71.6 years |
George | 394 | 75.3 years |
Willie | 363 | 76.2 years |
Joe | 354 | 68.8 years |
Thomas | 334 | 73.0 years |
Most common last names in Lubbock County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 584 | 75.5 years |
Jones | 433 | 75.9 years |
Johnson | 411 | 74.0 years |
Williams | 382 | 73.3 years |
Davis | 365 | 76.2 years |
Brown | 294 | 75.4 years |
Wilson | 231 | 75.9 years |
Miller | 226 | 75.8 years |
Taylor | 222 | 74.8 years |
Garcia | 208 | 67.2 years |
Businesses in Lubbock County, TX | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 21 | Jones New York | 3 | |
ALDO | 1 | Journeys | 1 | |
AT&T | 10 | Justice | 2 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | KFC | 8 | |
Abercrombie Kids | 1 | Kmart | 1 | |
Academy Sports + Outdoors | 1 | Kohl's | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | La Quinta | 3 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Alco Stores | 1 | Lane Furniture | 4 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 2 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
Ann Taylor | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 5 | |
Applebee's | 2 | Long John Silver's | 4 | |
Arby's | 4 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Marriott | 4 | |
AutoZone | 7 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 10 | |
Avenue | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
BMW | 1 | McDonald's | 14 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 2 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 2 | New Balance | 1 | |
Baymont Inn | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Nike | 9 | |
Best Western | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
Budget Car Rental | 2 | Office Depot | 2 | |
Burger King | 8 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
CVS | 8 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Cache | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | On The Border | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 3 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 3 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Chico's | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 2 | |
Chipotle | 1 | Payless | 3 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
Church's Chicken | 3 | PetSmart | 2 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Pizza Hut | 8 | |
ColorTyme | 1 | Popeyes | 3 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Quality | 2 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Quiznos | 3 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | RadioShack | 5 | |
Curves | 2 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 6 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Days Inn | 3 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
Dennys | 2 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Discount Tire | 4 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 3 | SONIC Drive-In | 15 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Express | 1 | Sears | 4 | |
Extended Stay America | 1 | Sephora | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
FedEx | 39 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 6 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 3 | Staples | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Starbucks | 6 | |
Forever 21 | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
GNC | 2 | Subway | 18 | |
GameStop | 5 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Gap | 1 | T-Mobile | 14 | |
Goodwill | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Gymboree | 1 | Taco Bell | 7 | |
H&R Block | 8 | Talbots | 1 | |
Havertys Furniture | 1 | Target | 2 | |
Hawthorn | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Hilton | 3 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 6 | U-Haul | 12 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | UPS | 44 | |
Home Depot | 2 | Vans | 3 | |
Honda | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Howard Johnson | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
IHOP | 2 | Walgreens | 8 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Walmart | 4 | |
Jack In The Box | 1 | Wendy's | 3 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 |
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+)"