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Texas·Lubbock County
93 tracts·261K people·$212K median·1,839/mi²
White 50 · Hispanic 37 · Black 8 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 38 · Living alone 32 · Other 30
Health 35 · Retail 21 · Professional 16 · Leisure 14 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 22 · Service 18 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 7 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lubbock is $212,400 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Lubbock has 264,814 residents across 86 census tracts and 62 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.5; the population is 49.6% White, 36.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Black, 2.8% Multiracial, 2.7% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 35.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.9% (Census ACS).
RISE ACADEMY (77%), SMITH EL (73%) and CRESTVIEW EL (72%) lead the elementary schools; COMMANDER WILLIAM C MCCOOL ACADEMY (68%), LUBBOCK-COOPER LAURA BUSH MIDDLE (58%) and HUTCHINSON MIDDLE (57%) lead the middle schools; TALKINGTON SCHOOL FOR YOUNG WOMEN LEADERS (79%), PREMIER H S - LUBBOCK (BRIERCROFT) (57%) and LUBBOCK H S (44%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,182/month, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lubbock is $60,895 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lubbock, median rent is $1,182/month and the median home value is $212,400 (Census ACS).
Lubbock reported 8.5 violent crimes and 31.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 56 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 18 inches; snowfall averages 7 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lubbock are hail (97), drought (97) and strong wind (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lubbock, 2.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).