# Lubbock County, Texas demographics

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Lubbock County, Texas (county FIPS 48303) has a median household income of $64,155 (±$1,951) and a total population of 318,884 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 26 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 318,884 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 31.9 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 126,225 | ±983 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $64,155 | ±$1,951 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $214,100 | ±$3,952 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,178 | ±$17 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 55.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 44.5% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 89.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 33.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 17.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 48303 |
| Land area | 895.6 sq mi |
| Water area | 5.1 sq mi |
| Population density | 356 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [79364](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79364) | 16.2% | 68.7% | Yes |
| [79403](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79403) | 14.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [79363](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79363) | 10.1% | 83.8% | Yes |
| [79329](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79329) | 9.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [79415](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79415) | 7.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [79423](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79423) | 5.7% | 78.9% | Yes |
| [79311](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79311) | 5.6% | 26% |  |
| [79382](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79382) | 5.4% | 94.3% | Yes |
| [79343](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79343) | 5.2% | 36% |  |
| [79424](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79424) | 4.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [79416](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79416) | 3.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [79404](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79404) | 3.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [79407](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79407) | 3.2% | 37.5% |  |
| [79250](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79250) | 2.1% | 11.5% |  |
| [79358](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79358) | 1.2% | 8.5% |  |
| [79413](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79413) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [79412](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79412) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [79414](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79414) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [79401](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79401) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [79410](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79410) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [79350](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79350) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [79411](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79411) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [79313](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79313) | 0.1% | 0.9% |  |
| [79406](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79406) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [79366](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79366) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [79402](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/79402) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:303&in=state:48
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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