Demographics of Lubbock city, Texas

Lubbock city, Texas had 273,071 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +14,991 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lubbock city, in four figures

273,071
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 264,814 ±47.; +5.8%
Change since July 2020: +14,991 people.; 30.5 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,895 ±$1,870
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lubbock city, Texas's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lubbock city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lubbock city, Texas's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lubbock city, 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	258,080	100.0	100.0
2021	261,274	101.2	100.2
2022	264,296	102.4	100.7
2023	267,247	103.6	101.6
2024	270,226	104.7	102.5
2025	273,071	105.8	103.1

Population of Lubbock city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	258,080	—
2021	261,274	+3,194
2022	264,296	+3,022
2023	267,247	+2,951
2024	270,226	+2,979
2025	273,071	+2,845

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.5 ±0.2: for men 29.5 ±0.4 and for women 31.5 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lubbock city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	16,939 ±480	6.4% ±0.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	43,662 ±1,414	16.5% ±0.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	48,686 ±1,700	18.4% ±0.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	72,503 ±1,411	27.4% ±0.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	49,112 ±1,243	18.5% ±0.5	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	33,912 ±1,159	12.8% ±0.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,895 ±$1,870, and income per person $35,237 ±$1,040, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	22,144 ±1,441	20.7% ±1.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	22,854 ±1,343	21.3% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	17,505 ±1,040	16.3% ±1.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	13,365 ±845	12.5% ±0.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	16,391 ±1,070	15.3% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,799 ±543	6.3% ±0.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	8,028 ±694	7.5% ±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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	47,890 ±2,751	18.9% ±1.1	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	12,055 ±1,166	20.1% ±1.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	30,658 ±1,711	20.9% ±1.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,177 ±579	11.1% ±1.2	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lubbock city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lubbock city	Texas	United States
Housing units	118,143 ±642	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.6% ±0.8	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.4% ±0.8	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.2% ±1.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.8% ±1.1	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$212,400 ±$4,246	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,182 ±$18	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	97,039 ±1,357	36.6% ±0.5	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	131,395 ±1,441	49.6% ±0.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	20,386 ±856	7.7% ±0.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,170 ±392	2.7% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	353 ±115	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	221 ±84	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	796 ±279	0.3% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,454 ±909	2.8% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	195,024 ±2,362	73.6% ±0.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	50,776 ±2,219	19.2% ±0.8	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,236 ±427	0.8% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	16,778 ±1,270	6.3% ±0.5	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,576 ±649	2.5% ±0.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10,202 ±1,039	3.9% ±0.4	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lubbock city among the places of Texas

10th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Lubbock city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fort Worth city	963,194 ±475
El Paso city	680,130 ±130
Arlington city	397,742 ±93
Corpus Christi city	317,419 ±50
Plano city	290,594 ±98
Lubbock city	264,814 ±47
Laredo city	257,619 ±37
Irving city	256,492 ±91
Garland city	246,844 ±136
Frisco city	219,304 ±67
McKinney city	210,600 ±70

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lubbock city, Texas

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026