Lubbock County, TX

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US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Employed Population

155,264

0.947% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Lubbock County, TX had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Lubbock County, TX N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Lubbock County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.4% of the residents in Lubbock County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Texas Tech University (9,812 degrees awarded in 2022), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (2,578 degrees), and Lubbock Christian University (411 degrees).

Lubbock County, TX borders Crosby County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Garza County, TX, Hale County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Lynn County, TX, and Terry County, TX.

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United States Texas Lubbock, TX

Population & Diversity

Lubbock County, TX is home to a population of N/A people, from which 96.4% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Lubbock County, TX residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Lubbock County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.4%

2023 Citizenship

96.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.4% of Lubbock County, TX residents were US citizens, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Lubbock County, TX was 96.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lubbock County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Lubbock County, TX.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Lubbock County, TX was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Lubbock County, TX residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
3,961 ± 505
Vietnam
3,645 ± 399
Gulf War (1990s)
2,066 ± 320

Lubbock County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lubbock County, TX employs 155k people. The largest industries in Lubbock County, TX are , and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

155k

2023 Value

± 3,417

0.947%

1 Year growth

± 3.13%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lubbock County, TX grew at a rate of 0.947%, from 154k employees to 155k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lubbock County, TX, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lubbock County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

155k

2023 Value

± 3,417

0.947%

1 Year growth

± 3.13%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lubbock County, TX grew at a rate of 0.947%, from 154k employees to 155k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lubbock County, TX, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lubbock County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Lubbock County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,664

Median earning men ± $1,275

$32,719

Median earning women ± $1,271

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($75,370), Public Administration ($72,008), and Wholesale Trade ($60,090).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($52,297), Wholesale Trade ($48,108), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,095).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

502
Construction
482
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
414
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.34M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$692k
Retail Trade
$432k
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lubbock County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 65.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (33.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.34%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (65.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (33.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.34%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Lubbock County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Lubbock County, TX are White (7,078 and 56.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (3,443 and 27.5%), Black or African American (829 and 6.62%), and Asian (606 and 4.84%).

The largest universities in Lubbock County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Texas Tech University (9,812 and NaNk%), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (2,578 and NaNk%), and Lubbock Christian University (411 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Registered Nursing (1,136 and NaNk%), Health Care Administration & Management (416 and NaNk%), and General Business Administration & Management (395 and NaNk%).

The median tuition costs in N/A are $25,900 for private four year colleges, and $7,693 and $19,947 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Lubbock County, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 67.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 28.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 47,622 (45.9% men and 54.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 47,622 students enrolled in Lubbock County, TX, 45.9% men and 54.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Texas Tech University
9,812 degrees awarded
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
2,578 degrees awarded
Lubbock Christian University
411 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Texas Tech University with 9,812 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 5,356 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lubbock County, TX, which is 0.69 times less than the 7,765 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 7,078 degrees mean that there were 2.06 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 3,443 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($25,900) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,642) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Median household income in Lubbock County, TX is N/A. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Lubbock County, TX was Census Tract 4.03 with a value of $133,770, followed by Census Tract 105.02 and Census Tract 105.09, with respective values of $132,847 and $107,367.

In 2023, 19% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lubbock County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.585%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

55.3%

Homeownership

2023

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 55.3% of the housing units in Lubbock County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lubbock County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 4.03
Census Tract 105.02
Census Tract 105.09

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Lubbock County, TX was Census Tract 4.03 with a value of $133,770, followed by Census Tract 105.02 and Census Tract 105.09, with respective values of $132,847 and $107,367.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lubbock County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

124k

Number of Households

± 2,922

In N/A, the median household income of the 124k households in Lubbock County, TX N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Lubbock County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lubbock County, TX is from Lubbock County, TX.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Lubbock County, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78%)
Carpooled (11.3%)
Worked At Home (6.66%)

In 2023, 78% of workers in Lubbock County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.3%) and those who worked at home (6.66%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

N/A minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lubbock County, TX have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Lubbock County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lubbock County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lubbock County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lubbock County, TX have N/A.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 19% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lubbock County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.585%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lubbock County, TX (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lubbock County, TX is false, followed by false and false.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

86.3% of the population of Lubbock County, TX has health coverage, with 49.2% on employee plans, 13% on Medicaid, 9.84% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 0.896% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.7%

Uninsured

49.2%

Employer Coverage

13%

Medicaid

9.84%

Medicare

13.3%

Non-Group

0.896%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lubbock County, TX grew by 1.54% from 13.5% to 13.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lubbock County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Lubbock County, TX.

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