| People QuickFacts | Lubbock | Texas |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 239,538 | 26,448,193 |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 236,326 | 26,060,796 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 229,399 | 25,145,561 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 4.4% | 5.2% |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 3.0% | 3.6% |
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Population, 2010 | 229,573 | 25,145,561 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.3% | 7.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.5% | 27.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.8% | 10.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.9% | 50.4% |
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White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 75.8% | 70.4% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 8.6% | 11.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 0.7% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.4% | 3.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 2.5% | 2.7% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 32.1% | 37.6% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 55.7% | 45.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 73.4% | 82.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 5.8% | 16.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 22.1% | 34.6% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 84.8% | 80.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 29.3% | 26.3% |
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Veterans, 2008-2012 | 13,403 | 1,611,660 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 15.4 | 24.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 95,926 | 9,977,436 |
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Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 56.0% | 63.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 28.1% | 24.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $109,900 | $128,000 |
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Households, 2008-2012 | 88,421 | 8,782,598 |
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Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.47 | 2.80 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $23,769 | $25,809 |
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Median household income, 2008-2012 | $42,584 | $51,563 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 21.2% | 17.4% |
| Business QuickFacts | Lubbock | Texas |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 19,350 | 2,164,852 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 7.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.3% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 12.7% | 20.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 22.4% | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,256,661 | 593,541,502 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,536,387 | 424,238,194 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,715,912 | 311,334,781 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,972 | $13,061 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 522,885 | 42,054,592 |