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Lubbock Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Lubbock has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Lubbock, TX

People QuickFacts Lubbock Texas
Population, 2006 estimate 212,169 23,507,783
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 6.2% 12.7%
Population, 2000 199,564 20,851,820
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.2% 7.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.9% 28.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 11.1% 9.9%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.4% 50.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 72.9% 71.0%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 8.7% 11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6% 0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.5% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.0% 2.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 27.5% 32.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 45.7% 49.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.5% 13.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 22.3% 31.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.5% 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 26.6% 23.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 16.2 25.4
 
Housing units, 2000 84,066 8,157,575
Homeownership rate, 2000 55.8% 63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $69,500 $82,500
 
Households, 2000 77,527 7,393,354
Persons per household, 2000 2.47 2.74
Median household income, 1999 $31,844 $39,927
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,511 $19,617
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 18.4% 15.4%
Business QuickFacts Lubbock Texas
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,333,045 397,405,111
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,056,553 228,694,755
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $15,011 $10,528
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 399,776 29,914,774
Total number of firms, 2002 18,273 1,734,509
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 S 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.9% 4.5%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 10.3% 18.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 26.8% 27.0%
 
Geography QuickFacts Lubbock Texas
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 114 261,797
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,738.2 79.6
FIPS Code 45000 48
Counties Lubbock County