Lubbock County, Texas (TX)

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County population in 2005: 252,284 (87% urban, 13% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 54,763
Renter-occupied apartments: 37,753

% of renters here:	41%
State:	36%

Land area: 899 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 280 people per square mile

(high).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 19.3%

Lubbock County:	19.3%
Texas:	17.6%

(13.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.2% for Black residents, 26.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.3% for other race residents)

Median age of residents in 2005: 30 years old
(Males: 29 years old, Females: 32 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 35 years old, Black residents: 26 years old, American Indian residents: 43 years old, Asian residents: 31 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 29 years old)

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 72%
Government: 20%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Lubbock County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lubbock County, Texas:

White Non-Hispanic (62.5%)
Hispanic (27.5%)
Other race (14.1%)
Black (7.7%)
Two or more races (2.0%)
American Indian (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,307
County population in 2003: 250,016
Jobs in 2003: 122,933

Lubbock County,TX real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 137,665
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:

Lubbock County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Median household income in 2005: $35,189
2005 median house value: $86,300
Median contract rent in 2005: $536
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $674
Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,982 ($32,198 in 2000)

This county	$33,982
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $94,147

Lubbock County	$94,147
Texas:	$106,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $507
Institutionalized population: 3,695
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lubbock County in 2000: $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 races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lubbock County Texas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 75.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 24.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,707 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $846 (1.3%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.5%
Texas:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 1,947
1990 to 1994: 1,305
1985 to 1989: 888
1980 to 1984: 862
1975 to 1979: 928
1970 to 1974: 622
1970 to 1974: 206
1965 to 1969: 1,357

Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

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

Lubbock County marital status for males

Lubbock County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Lubbock County
Average size of farms: 488 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $125783
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: $121013
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: $89656
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

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (18%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005:

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005:

Customer service representatives (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (40%)
India (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Canada (4%)
Philippines (4%)
Vietnam (4%)
Korea (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lubbock County:

United States or American (13%)
German (9%)
English (9%)
Irish (7%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Lubbock County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Lubbock County, Texas

4843 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
1174 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 mentally retarded
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

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,273.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Lubbock County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Lubbock County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lubbock County

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

Households: 233,006

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 20,627

Here:	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

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

Population growth in Lubbock County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2,115
1995 to 1998: 6,734
1990 to 1994: 5,482
1980 to 1989: 17,278
1970 to 1979: 22,757
1960 to 1969: 21,060
1950 to 1959: 15,747
1940 to 1949: 5,941
1939 or earlier: 3,481

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lubbock County, Texas:

1 room: 119
2 rooms: 685
3 rooms: 2,444
4 rooms: 5,588
5 rooms: 17,257
6 rooms: 14,323
7 rooms: 7,556
8 rooms: 3,833
9 or more rooms: 2,958

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lubbock County, Texas:

1 room: 2,151
2 rooms: 4,781
3 rooms: 7,950
4 rooms: 10,263
5 rooms: 7,757
6 rooms: 3,360
7 rooms: 1,031
8 rooms: 313
9 or more rooms: 147

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lubbock County:

no bedroom: 545
1 bedroom: 1,530
2 bedrooms: 10,255
3 bedrooms: 34,031
4 bedrooms: 7,632
5 or more bedrooms: 770

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lubbock County:

no bedroom: 2,671
1 bedroom: 11,196
2 bedrooms: 14,016
3 bedrooms: 8,978
4 bedrooms: 789
5 or more bedrooms: 103

Cars and other vehicles available in Lubbock County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 1,897
1 vehicle: 16,312
2 vehicles: 25,948
3 vehicles: 8,059
4 vehicles: 2,050
5 or more vehicles: 497

Cars and other vehicles available in Lubbock County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 4,323
1 vehicle: 19,352
2 vehicles: 11,288
3 vehicles: 2,271
4 vehicles: 415
5 or more vehicles: 104

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (75%)
Electricity (22%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (50%)
Utility gas (47%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,672

Here:	6.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 808

Here:	5.5%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,365

Here:	9.2%
Texas:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Lubbock County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $79,456,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $169,194,000
All Other: $9,790,000

Parking Facilities: $97,000
Construction - Own Hospitals: $17,034,000
Corrections - Other: $1,041,000

Police Protection: $194,000

Financial Administration: $3,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $214,021,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,210,000

Corrections - Other: $10,889,000

Police Protection: $6,529,000

Central Staff Services: $5,645,000

Financial Administration: $5,127,000

General - Other: $5,000,000

General Public Buildings: $3,781,000

Regular Highways: $2,480,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $385,000

Fire Protection: $362,000

Parks & Recreation: $312,000

Natural Resources - Other: $222,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $206,000

Parking Facilities: $74,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,442,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $109,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,068,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $32,460,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $79,935,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $79,935,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $30,810,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,650,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,938,000
General Revenue, NEC: $3,089,000

Property Sale Other: $213,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $9,778,000
Financial Administration: $190,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $178,554,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $479,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $49,145,000
General Support: $2,606,000

Highways: $413,000
Tax - Property: $27,069,000
Total General Sales: $13,858,000

Motor Vehicle License: $3,981,000

NEC: $63,000

Other Selective Sales: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $104,121,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

1999: 4,762
2000: 4,712
2001: 4,781
2002: 4,982
2003: 4,994
2004: 5,051
2005: 5,136
2006: 5,295

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

1999: 957
2000: 917
2001: 885
2002: 850
2003: 789
2004: 733
2005: 687
2006: 646

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

1999: 3,805
2000: 3,795
2001: 3,896
2002: 4,132
2003: 4,205
2004: 4,318
2005: 4,449
2006: 4,649

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

1999: 566
2000: 563
2001: 574
2002: 656
2003: 719
2004: 785
2005: 895
2006: 987

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

1999: 2,713
2000: 2,725
2001: 2,804
2002: 2,953
2003: 2,973
2004: 3,024
2005: 3,073
2006: 3,170

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

1999: 1,483
2000: 1,424
2001: 1,403
2002: 1,373
2003: 1,302
2004: 1,242
2005: 1,168
2006: 1,138

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

1999: 2,140
2000: 2,091
2001: 2,122
2002: 2,141
2003: 2,072
2004: 2,038
2005: 2,022
2006: 2,042

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

1999: 1,476
2000: 1,480
2001: 1,642
2002: 1,765
2003: 1,737
2004: 1,841
2005: 2,003
2006: 2,192

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