Lubbock, Texas demographics

Lubbock, TX demographics: median age 30.5; 35.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Lubbock city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4845000. The survey estimates a population of 264,814 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Lubbock is 30.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.2 years. There are 107,086 households (±1,155). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	30.5 ±0.2	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 264,814
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	60,601 ±1,493	22.9% ±0.6 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	88,444 ±1,819	33.4% ±0.7 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	81,857 ±1,765	30.9% ±0.7 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	33,912 ±1,159	12.8% ±0.4 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 264,814
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	129,879 ±739	49.0% ±0.3 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	134,935 ±739	51.0% ±0.3 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 264,814
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	161,774 ±2,423	61.1% ±0.9 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	22,415 ±1,186	8.5% ±0.4 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,584 ±366	0.6% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	7,342 ±426	2.8% ±0.2 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	238 ±86	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	20,783 ±2,051	7.8% ±0.8 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	50,678 ±2,563	19.1% ±1.0 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 264,814
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	167,775 ±1,353	63.4% ±0.5 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	97,039 ±1,357	36.6% ±0.5 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 107,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	40,601 ±1,178	37.9% ±1.0 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	5,438 ±665	5.1% ±0.6 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	14,591 ±1,049	13.6% ±1.0 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	34,451 ±1,556	32.2% ±1.4 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	12,005 ±877	11.2% ±0.8 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 107,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	30,028 ±979	28.0% ±0.9 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	77,058 ±1,605	72.0% ±1.3 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 107,086
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	34,451 ±1,556	32.2% ±1.4 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	35,220 ±1,502	32.9% ±1.4 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	16,906 ±870	15.8% ±0.8 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	12,787 ±1,008	11.9% ±0.9 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	4,927 ±604	4.6% ±0.6 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,814 ±355	1.7% ±0.3 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	981 ±277	0.9% ±0.3 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 264,814
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	248,036 ±1,276	93.7% ±0.5 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	16,778 ±1,270	6.3% ±0.5 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 247,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	198,299 ±1,925	80.0% ±0.8 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	40,422 ±1,599	16.3% ±0.6 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	589 ±348 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	321 ±100	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	209 ±144 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,792 ±401	0.7% ±0.2 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	477 ±298 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,220 ±481	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	411 ±183	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,285 ±417	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,162 ±402	0.5% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	354 ±194 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,334 ±531	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 155,527
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	16,543 ±1,183	10.6% ±0.8 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	38,418 ±1,568	24.7% ±1.0 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	33,879 ±1,575	21.8% ±1.0 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	12,118 ±901	7.8% ±0.6 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	32,644 ±1,504	21.0% ±1.0 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21,925 ±1,302	14.1% ±0.8 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 261,876
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	202,915 ±2,526	77.5% ±1.0 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	33,839 ±2,151	12.9% ±0.8 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	17,346 ±1,520	6.6% ±0.6 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	6,073 ±913	2.3% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,703 ±493	0.7% ±0.2 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

13.6% of Lubbock residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 88.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lubbock	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.6% ±0.8 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.8% ±0.8 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.9% ±0.3 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Lubbock . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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