Census place 4845000

Lubbock

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Lubbock city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Lubbock.

According to the 2025 estimate, Lubbock has a population of 273,071 and 1,907 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: typical commute is 16.3 minutes, below the comparison median of 25.1 minutes; median home value is $212,400, below the comparison median of $256,600; and median household income is $60,895, below the comparison median of $73,005. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

typical commute
16.3 minutes
Below the comparison median of 25.1 minutes
median home value
$212,400
Below the comparison median of $256,600
median household income
$60,895
Below the comparison median of $73,005

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Lubbock's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
273,071
2025 estimate
Annual change
+1.1%
Population estimate
Density
1,907/sq mi
143.2 sq mi land area
Median age
30.5 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$60,895
Median home value
$212,400
Median gross rent
$1,182
Bachelor’s degree or higher
35.1%
Typical commute
16.3 min
Drive-alone commute
77.3%
Public transit commute
0.7%
Walked to work
1.9%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
48.8%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
55.6%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
63%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.4%
Working from home
7.1%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
88.8%
Homes built 2020+
2.7%
Households without a vehicle
6.1%
Households with children
28%
Residents with a disability
13.3%
Residents without insurance
13.6%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Lubbock County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
12
Hurricane declarations
6
Fire declarations
2
Severe Ice Storm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: LUBBOCK (7 mi from place center)
Average high
74.9°F
Average low
47.8°F
Annual rainfall
18.3"
Annual snowfall
7"

Month by month

A year in Lubbock.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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