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Total population: 220,483 (Urban population: 215,804, Rural population: 4,679 (80 farm, 4,600 nonfarm))

Lubbock, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 84,034 (77,500 occupied: 43,238 owner occupied, 34,262 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  44%
State:  36%

Housing density: 732 houses/condos per square mile


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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.


Median contract rent in 2007: $587 (lower quartile is $443, upper quartile is $757)


Housing units in Lubbock with a mortgage: 25,610 (662 second mortgage, 1,077 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14,271





Lubbock,TX index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,400 (it was $67,900 in 2000)
Lubbock:  $99,400
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $69,300 - $142,200

Median year house/condo built: 1972

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship

Households: 191,038
  • In family households: 153,974 (36,186 male householders, 12,847 female householders)
    36,304 spouses, 54,224 children (49,489 natural, 1,487 adopted, 3,248 stepchildren), 5,154 grandchildren, 1,919 brothers or sisters, 902 parents, 3,023 other relatives, 3,415 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 37,064 (13,003 male householders (9,310 living alone)), 15,612 female householders (12,656 living alone)), 8,449 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 8,518 (2,717 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 20,488 2-persons, 11,667 3-persons, 9,788 4-persons, 4,493 5-persons, 1,602 6-persons, 995 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 21,966 1-person, 5,133 2-persons, 1,275 3-persons, 206 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

29,497 married couples with children.
13,529 single-parent households (2,629 men, 10,900 women).

77.7% of residents of Lubbock speak English at home.
20.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% 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 (82% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 7,074 (3.5%)
(43.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.6
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.8
State:  3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lubbock, Texas:
  • 1 room: 90
  • 2 rooms: 547
  • 3 rooms: 1,785
  • 4 rooms: 3,971
  • 5 rooms: 13,725
  • 6 rooms: 11,704
  • 7 rooms: 6,043
  • 8 rooms: 3,084
  • 9 or more rooms: 2,289



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lubbock, Texas:
  • 1 room: 2,104
  • 2 rooms: 4,511
  • 3 rooms: 7,495
  • 4 rooms: 9,283
  • 5 rooms: 6,769
  • 6 rooms: 2,869
  • 7 rooms: 846
  • 8 rooms: 269
  • 9 or more rooms: 116



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 1,497
  • 1995 to 1998: 4,780
  • 1990 to 1994: 4,448
  • 1980 to 1989: 14,144
  • 1970 to 1979: 19,437
  • 1960 to 1969: 18,622
  • 1950 to 1959: 13,629
  • 1940 to 1949: 4,875
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,602


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lubbock:
  • no bedroom: 456
  • 1 bedroom: 1,135
  • 2 bedrooms: 7,664
  • 3 bedrooms: 27,197
  • 4 bedrooms: 6,215
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 571



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lubbock:
  • no bedroom: 2,579
  • 1 bedroom: 10,652
  • 2 bedrooms: 12,688
  • 3 bedrooms: 7,606
  • 4 bedrooms: 650
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 87



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Lubbock in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 1,551
  • 1 vehicle: 13,055
  • 2 vehicles: 20,643
  • 3 vehicles: 6,152
  • 4 vehicles: 1,533
  • 5 or more vehicles: 304



Cars and other vehicles available in Lubbock in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 3,988
  • 1 vehicle: 17,719
  • 2 vehicles: 10,150
  • 3 vehicles: 1,963
  • 4 vehicles: 347
  • 5 or more vehicles: 95


Lubbock, TX house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lubbock, TX:

  • Less than $10,000: 408
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 234
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 622
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 775
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 905
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 1094
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 1181
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 2711
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 3359
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 3159
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 3209
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 3263
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 3375
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 7445
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 5769
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 2670
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 2076
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 2583
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 1268
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 1081
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 400
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 404
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 71
  • $1,000,000 or more: 108
 


Lubbock rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lubbock:

  • Less than $100: 431 people
  • $100 to $149: 280
  • $150 to $199: 408
  • $200 to $249: 733
  • $250 to $299: 1,083
  • $300 to $349: 1,587
  • $350 to $399: 2,229
  • $400 to $449: 2,376
  • $450 to $499: 2,984
  • $500 to $549: 3,142
  • $550 to $599: 2,916
  • $600 to $649: 3,072
  • $650 to $699: 2,509
  • $700 to $749: 2,096
  • $750 to $799: 1,806
  • $800 to $899: 2,782
  • $900 to $999: 1,581
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 1,842
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 391
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 349
  • $2,000 or more: 185
  • No cash rent: 1,228
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 1,729
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,140
  • 1985 to 1989: 849
  • 1980 to 1984: 716
  • 1975 to 1979: 808
  • 1970 to 1974: 532
  • 1970 to 1974: 163
  • 1965 to 1969: 1,137

Lubbock, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.2%
Number of people working at home: 2,252 (2.4% of all workers)


Lubbock travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3265
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 14377
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 25669
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 25905
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 11990
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1685
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3792
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 282
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 406
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1477
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1067
  • 90 or more minutes: 1122
 


Lubbock mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 75,117 (81%)
  • Carpooled: 12,058 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 847 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 20 (0%)
  • Railroad: 30 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 11 (0%)
  • Taxi: 79 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 207 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 268 (0%)
  • Walked: 1,825 (2%)
  • Other means: 575 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 2,252 (2%)
 


Lubbock, TX household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 11488
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 6710
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 6639
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 6347
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 5432
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 5286
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 4783
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 4202
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 3536
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 6005
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 6239
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 5509
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 2151
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 1093
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 990
  • $200,000 or more: 1238
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 72390
 United States or American: 18232
 English: 13927
 German: 13574
 Irish: 10563
 Scotch-Irish: 3892
 Scottish: 2471
 French (except Basque): 2135
 Italian: 1816
 Dutch: 1185
 European: 1142
 Subsaharan African:: 1069
 Norwegian: 924
 African: 892
 Polish: 780
 Swedish: 746
 British: 676
 Welsh: 633
 Arab:: 454
 Czech: 445
 French Canadian: 353
 Russian: 341
 Lebanese: 222
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 207
 Canadian: 198
 Greek: 177
 Danish: 172
 Hungarian: 155
 Czechoslovakian: 136
 Austrian: 117
 Jamaican: 117
 Swiss: 95
 Turkish: 94
 Scandinavian: 92
 Nigerian: 90
 Portuguese: 88
 Iranian: 83
 Egyptian: 83
 Dutch West Indian: 79
 Northern European: 77
 Ukrainian: 75
 Romanian: 63
 Finnish: 62
 Belgian: 61
 Palestinian: 51
 Celtic: 47
 Other Subsaharan African: 44
 Slovak: 43
 Arab/Arabic: 43
 Brazilian: 42
 Lithuanian: 30
 New Zealander: 28
 Eastern European: 28
 Albanian: 27
 Australian: 22
 Acadian/Cajun: 22
 Jordanian: 21
 Yugoslavian: 21
 Croatian: 20
 Slavic: 17
 Sierra Leonean: 17
 Other Arab: 17
 Syrian: 17
 Latvian: 15
 Armenian: 10
 Senegalese: 9
 South African: 7
 Alsatian: 7
 Pennsylvania German: 7
 Ghanian: 6
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6
 Serbian: 5
 Israeli: 5
 West Indian: 5
 Luxemburger: 5
 Ethiopian: 4


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



  • Mexico (36%)
  • India (6%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Philippines (4%)
  • Vietnam (4%)
  • Korea (4%)


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

  • This state: 152658
  • Northeast: 3055
  • Midwest: 8623
  • South: 12975
  • West: 13622

46% of Lubbock residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,130
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 583
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,147
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,483
  • 9th grade: 1,588
  • 10th grade: 1,624
  • 11th grade: 1,501
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,777
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,253
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,604
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9,340
  • Associate degree: 2,330
  • Bachelor's degree: 9,517
  • Master's degree: 2,937
  • Professional school degree: 1,404
  • Doctorate degree: 1,298


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,149
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 793
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,131
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,889
  • 9th grade: 1,816
  • 10th grade: 1,980
  • 11th grade: 1,871
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,010
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,094
  • Less than 1 year of college: 5,277
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9,864
  • Associate degree: 2,936
  • Bachelor's degree: 10,285
  • Master's degree: 3,496
  • Professional school degree: 890
  • Doctorate degree: 677


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.8%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 12.8%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.8%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.8%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.5%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.7%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $44,196
  • Black householders: $25,272
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $22,733
  • Asian householders: $45,946
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $62,815
  • Some other race householders: $36,129
  • Two or more races householders: $28,977
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $37,476

Lubbock household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lubbock household income for Black householders

Lubbock household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Lubbock household income for Asian householders

Lubbock household income for Some other race householders

Lubbock household income for Two or more races householders

Lubbock household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lubbock marital status for males

Lubbock marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $115,649
  • Black or African American householders: $54,750
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $89,445
  • Asian householders: $136,583
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $76,855
  • Some other race householders: $51,676
  • Two or more races householders: $72,756
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $56,799

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 54,490
  • One, attached: 2,772
  • Two: 3,554
  • 3 or 4: 3,113
  • 5 to 9: 2,485
  • 10 to 19: 3,402
  • 20 to 49: 3,183
  • 50 or more: 8,630
  • Mobile homes: 2,357
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 48

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lubbock:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (78%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (53%)
  • Utility gas (45%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,438
Here:  6.6%
Texas:  6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 620
Here:  5.4%
Texas:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,162
Here:  8.9%
Texas:  15.4%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)


 

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