Lubbock Demographics

Population Lubbock U.S.
Total Population 199,564 281,421,920
Female 51.4% 50.9%
Male 48.6% 49.1%
18 years and over 75.1% 74.3%
65 years and over 11.1% 12.4%
Married Persons 51.5% 56.5%
Single Persons 48.5% 43.5%
Median Age 29.7 35.3
Average Family Size 3.1 3.1
Ethnicity
White 74.4% 77.0%
Black or African American 8.8% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6% 0.9%
Asian 1.6% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 14.6% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 28.0% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Lubbock U.S.
Total Housing Units 84,034 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $69,500 $119,600
Number of Households 77,527 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.47 2.59
Economic Characteristics Lubbock U.S.
Median Household Income $31,844 $41,994
Per Capita Income $17,511 $21,587
In Labor Force 65.1% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 5,860 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Lubbock U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 21,789 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 11,557 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 29,065 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 23.8% 28.6%
Associates Degree 4.6% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 17.3% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 9.3% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census