Lubbock County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	41%
State:	36%

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Races in Lubbock County, Texas:

Median resident age:	30.5 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 118,724	(48.9%)
Females: 123,904	(51.1%)

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	If you could remove one law from the books, what would it be?  (40 replies)
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Lubbock County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$45,184
Texas:	$50,043

This county:	$589
State:	$614

Lubbock County:	$101,300
Texas:	$126,800

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

Lubbock County:	14.8%
Texas:	15.8%

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: Crosby County , Floyd County , Garza County , Hale County , Hockley County , Lamb County , Lynn County , Terry County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lubbock County: City of Lubbock Industrial Area (A), Hardy School (B), S-Bar Ranch (C), Shallowater Water Field (D), County Line (E), Forest Ranch (F), Texas Air Museum (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lubbock County include: Center Church (A), Slide Baptist Church (B), Grace Assembly of God Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Estacado Cemetery (1), Idalou Cemetery (2), Becton Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Arnett Lake (A), Benson Lake (B), Blake Lake (C), Lubbock Terminal Reservoir (D), Clear Water Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.4%
Texas:	8.1%

Current college students: 30,844
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,115 (45% naturalized citizens)

Lubbock County:	3.3%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 65,196
• One, attached: 3,021
• Two: 3,735
• 3 or 4: 3,222
• 5 to 9: 2,499
• 10 to 19: 3,439
• 20 or more: 11,900
• Mobile homes: 7,469
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 114

Housing units in Lubbock County with a mortgage: 29,320 (775 second mortgage, 1,188 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,738

Here:	62.3% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Here		59.7%
USA		50.2%

Lubbock County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 4.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 26 fatalities and 510 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/11/1970, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 26 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Lubbock County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 98% smaller 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 1/29/2008 at 10:24:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 74.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 90,911 (81%) Carpooled: 14,716 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 847 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 20 (0%) Railroad: 33 (0%) Ferryboat: 11 (0%) Taxi: 79 (0%) Motorcycle: 244 (0%) Bicycle: 271 (0%) Walked: 2,044 (2%) Other means: 771 (1%) Worked at home: 2,746 (2%)

7.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,312 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.51%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($241 average AGI)

Lubbock County:	0.25%
Texas average:	0.20%

5.22% relocated from other counties in Texas ($21,998 average AGI)
2.03% relocated from other states ($10,074 average AGI)

Lubbock County:	2.03%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Hockley County, TX	0.37% ($31,919 average AGI)
from Hale County, TX	0.31% ($30,306)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.27% ($33,357)
from Dallas County, TX	0.24% ($31,446)
from Harris County, TX	0.20% ($33,470)
from Midland County, TX	0.18% ($34,181)
from Randall County, TX	0.18% ($33,813)

7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.34%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($165 average AGI)

Lubbock County:	0.06%
Texas average:	0.11%

5.14% relocated to other counties in Texas ($22,901 average AGI)
2.15% relocated to other states ($10,106 average AGI)

Lubbock County:	2.15%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Dallas County, TX	0.42% ($33,417 average AGI)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.41% ($41,582)
to Hockley County, TX	0.25% ($28,124)
to Bexar County, TX	0.25% ($28,495)
to Harris County, TX	0.24% ($28,368)
to Travis County, TX	0.22% ($27,750)
to Collin County, TX	0.21% ($39,883)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 30,738 (26,339 aged, 4,399 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 191,971 (45,415 male householders, 15,270 female householders)

  45,694 spouses, 68,128 children (62,087 natural, 1,831 adopted, 4,210 stepchildren), 6,201 grandchildren, 2,235 brothers or sisters, 1,088 parents, 3,639 other relatives, 4,301 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 41,035 (14,708 male householders (10,674 living alone)), 17,292 female householders (14,225 living alone)), 9,035 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9,622 (3,711 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 24,865 2-persons, 14,373 3-persons, 12,316 4-persons, 5,771 5-persons, 2,154 6-persons, 1,206 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,899 1-person, 5,499 2-persons, 1,333 3-persons, 221 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

77.7% of residents of Lubbock County speak English at home.
20.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,268,803,000 ($5055 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

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

48% of Lubbock County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Texas.

Lubbock County:	47.9%
State average:	51.6%

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

• This state: 187592
• Northeast: 3393
• Midwest: 10190
• South: 15345
• West: 16230

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,900

Here:	6.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	5.5%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	9.2%
Texas:	15.4%

• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"

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