Demographics of Lubbock County, Texas

Lubbock County, Texas had 328,906 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +17,317 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lubbock County, in four figures

328,906
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.6%
Change since July 2020: +17,317 people.; 31.9 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,155 ±$1,951
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lubbock County, Texas's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lubbock County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lubbock County, Texas's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lubbock County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	311,589	100.0	100.0
2021	314,608	101.0	100.2
2022	317,940	102.0	100.7
2023	321,411	103.2	101.6
2024	325,137	104.3	102.5
2025	328,906	105.6	103.1

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Population of Lubbock County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	311,589	+943	+223	+17	+646
2021	314,608	+3,019	+395	+342	+2,119
2022	317,940	+3,332	+782	+1,019	+1,677
2023	321,411	+3,471	+1,095	+1,231	+1,161
2024	325,137	+3,726	+1,216	+1,558	+959
2025	328,906	+3,769	+1,188	+1,060	+1,496

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.9 ±0.2: for men 30.7 ±0.2 and for women 33.0 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lubbock County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	19,949 ±66	6.3% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	55,023 ±1,362	17.3% ±0.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	52,191 ±1,720	16.4% ±0.5	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	86,210 ±1,309	27.0% ±0.4	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	63,197 ±1,215	19.8% ±0.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	42,314 ±1,237	13.3% ±0.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,155 ±$1,951, and income per person $35,808 ±$875, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lubbock County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	24,324 ±1,500	19.3% ±1.2	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	26,282 ±1,450	20.8% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	20,365 ±1,011	16.1% ±0.8	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	16,289 ±928	12.9% ±0.7	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	19,957 ±1,232	15.8% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8,565 ±639	6.8% ±0.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10,443 ±809	8.3% ±0.6	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lubbock County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	52,494 ±2,912	17.1% ±1.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	13,403 ±1,219	18.0% ±1.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	32,595 ±1,743	18.8% ±1.0	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,496 ±657	11.1% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lubbock County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lubbock County	Texas	United States
Housing units	139,344 ±147	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.6% ±0.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.4% ±0.7	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.5% ±0.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.5% ±1.1	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$214,100 ±$3,952	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,178 ±$17	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lubbock County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	115,556 ±0	36.2% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	164,153 ±544	51.5% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	21,358 ±836	6.7% ±0.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,562 ±329	2.4% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	468 ±123	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	249 ±85	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	920 ±289	0.3% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,618 ±977	2.7% ±0.3	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lubbock County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	236,376 ±2,767	74.1% ±0.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	60,153 ±2,472	18.9% ±0.8	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,894 ±689	0.9% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	19,461 ±1,423	6.1% ±0.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,927 ±658	2.5% ±0.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	11,534 ±1,108	3.6% ±0.3	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lubbock County among the counties of Texas

18th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Lubbock County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cameron County	433,946	+3.0%
Brazoria County	419,080	+12.2%
Bell County	402,248	+8.0%
Galveston County	372,207	+5.9%
Nueces County	352,992	−0.2%
Lubbock County	328,906	+5.6%
Hays County	304,390	+24.8%
Webb County	281,224	+5.2%
McLennan County	272,020	+4.1%
Jefferson County	254,321	−0.7%
Smith County	252,549	+7.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026