Lubbock

Population & Demographics

Lubbock, TX

Lubbock is home to 264,814 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 125,745 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
264,814
people
Population

264,814 residents

Median age 30.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lubbock population & demographics

Who lives in Lubbock — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
264,814
Median age
30.5yrs
Median household income
$60,895
Median home value
$212,400
Median gross rent
$1,182/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
35.1%
Poverty rate
18.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Lubbock

How Lubbock breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White49.6%
Hispanic or Latino36.6%
Black7.7%
Two or more races2.8%
Asian2.7%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Lubbock

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Lubbock.

Lubbock at a glance
Employed Residents
125,745
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
19.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
72.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Wolfforth
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lubbock proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Lubbock commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

86 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Lubbock

125,745 commutes, one dot at a time

Lubbock

Where 125,745 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Lubbock, by worker count.

1Lubbock0.0 mi90,773
2Wolfforth7.6 mi1,913
3Amarillo113.0 mi1,712
4Dallas300.0 mi1,662
5Midland107.6 mi1,193
6Levelland27.9 mi967
7Houston463.2 mi954
8Odessa119.7 mi927

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lubbock.

1Lubbock0.0 mi90,773
2Amarillo113.0 mi3,695
3Wolfforth7.6 mi2,053
4Plainview44.9 mi1,627
5Midland107.6 mi1,489
6Levelland27.9 mi1,466
7Slaton16.3 mi1,374
8Odessa119.7 mi1,124

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lubbock’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.6%
EDEducational Services15.9%
RTRetail Trade13.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.9%
WSWholesale Trade4.5%
COConstruction4.3%
FIFinance and Insurance3.9%
TRTransportation and Warehousing3.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Lubbock

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps95% of homes
2 Gbps94%
5 Gbps94%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Lubbock

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