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South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX

156,074 Population
39.9 square miles 3,911.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

28 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,041 ±$1,638 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$52,645 ±$3,784 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

22% ±2.6% (31,748  ±4,180) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

16.1 minutes ±0.9 (1,227,400  ±101,957) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

63,762 ±3,061 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (144,371  ±7,878) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3% ±1.4% (1,409  ±651) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

73,891 ±3,009 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$191,900 ±$11,189 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

28.4% ±3.2% (43,858  ±5,410.7) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.5% ±2.9% (76,875  ±4,805.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.2% ±2.7% (28,005  ±2,773.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

21.7% ±1.9% (32,756  ±2,893.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 35.1% 9,913,836 (±0.1% / ±38,273.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

7.3% ±1.5% (11,322  ±2,443) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.1% ±0.9% (5,122  ±1,125) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,122 Total veterans ±1,125 4,658 Male ±1,051 464 Female ±413

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