Texas · GEOID 48303

Lubbock County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 318,884 · 139,344 housing units

Median household income

$64,155

State $80,443

Median home value

$214,100

State $291,649

Median gross rent

$1,178

State $1,408

Homeownership rate

55.5%

State 62.6%

Renter cost-burden rate

54.4%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

22.2%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

0.9%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

7.8%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

9.4%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

3.34

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Lubbock County	Texas
Population	318,884	30,188,424
Population density (per sq. mi.)	356.05	—
Median household income	$64,155	$80,443
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$90,900	—
Households	126,225	—
Average household size	2.42 people	—
Owner-occupied	55.5%	62.6%
Renter-occupied	44.5%	37.4%
Race	63.0% White · 7.4% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Lubbock County compared with Texas.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

33.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 33.8%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	12.5%	$42,297	$1,057	$126,424
1 earner	31.8%	$56,300	$1,408	$178,548
2 earners	45.0%	$105,226	$2,631	$360,667
3+ earners	10.7%	$123,653	$3,091	$429,259

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

126,225

Average size: 2.42 people

Households with children

33,035

26.2% of households

Per-capita income

$35,808

Poverty rate: 18.1%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

55.5% owner-occupied vs. state average 62.6%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 68.7% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 18.1%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

42.4% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,985.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $214,100.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $1,178.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 13,119 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 4.9% · For rent 36.6% · Seasonal 7.8% · Other 43.1%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

48.8% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 51.2% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

0.7%

1,024 units of 139,344 total

Housing units held for seasonal or recreational use.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

4.1%

5,651 units of 139,344 total

Census "Other vacant" — units off the market for reasons other than seasonal, migrant, sale, or rental.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$51,324

100% MHI$64,155

120% MHI$76,986

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Lubbock County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$50,200	$57,400	$71,700
100% AMI	$63,630	$72,720	$90,900
120% AMI	$76,350	$87,250	$109,100

HUD FMR Area: Lubbock, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

54.4% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (31.6% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

22.2% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Lubbock County.

Covered employment

122,845

Across 21 sectors

Establishments

8,294

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$52,714

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	21,992	$61,753	$198,846	−$15,254	$1,544
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	19,641	$38,940	$113,928	−$100,172	$974
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	19,467	$22,376	$52,272	−$161,828	$559
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	8,006	$67,340	$219,643	+$5,543	$1,684
NAICS 42 Wholesale trade NAICS 42	6,478	$81,032	$270,609	+$56,509	$2,026
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	6,443	$41,488	$123,413	−$90,687	$1,037
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	5,946	$55,481	$175,500	−$38,600	$1,387
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	5,391	$73,239	$241,601	+$27,501	$1,831
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	5,005	$59,847	$191,751	−$22,349	$1,496
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	4,759	$91,309	$308,864	+$94,764	$2,283
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	4,584	$46,587	$142,393	−$71,707	$1,165
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	3,507	$76,013	$251,927	+$37,827	$1,900
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	2,419	$53,971	$169,879	−$44,221	$1,349
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	2,244	$21,194	$47,872	−$166,228	$530
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	1,980	$42,702	$127,932	−$86,168	$1,068
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	1,826	$67,321	$219,572	+$5,472	$1,683
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 55	1,048	$81,604	$272,738	+$58,638	$2,040
NAICS 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction NAICS 21	768	$101,401	$346,429	+$132,329	$2,535
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	742	$51,007	$158,846	−$55,254	$1,275
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	486	$113,968	$393,208	+$179,108	$2,849
NAICS 99 Unclassified NAICS 99	113	$41,108	$121,998	−$92,102	$1,028

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	18,291	$21,938	$50,641	−$163,459	$548
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	10,790	$73,011	$240,752	+$26,652	$1,825
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	6,036	$40,077	$118,161	−$95,939	$1,002
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	5,391	$73,239	$241,601	+$27,501	$1,831
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	5,383	$62,413	$201,303	−$12,797	$1,560
NAICS 622 Hospitals NAICS 622	5,207	$69,492	$227,653	+$13,553	$1,737
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	3,918	$26,281	$66,807	−$147,293	$657
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	3,862	$30,405	$82,158	−$131,942	$760
NAICS 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods NAICS 423	3,357	$86,342	$290,375	+$76,275	$2,159
NAICS 623 Nursing and residential care facilities NAICS 623	3,228	$36,977	$106,621	−$107,479	$924
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	3,165	$66,382	$216,077	+$1,977	$1,660
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	2,998	$95,736	$325,342	+$111,242	$2,393
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	2,993	$80,280	$267,810	+$53,710	$2,007
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	2,836	$77,056	$255,809	+$41,709	$1,926
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	2,767	$32,197	$88,829	−$125,271	$805
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	2,409	$52,993	$166,238	−$47,862	$1,325
NAICS 493 Warehousing and storage NAICS 493	2,287	$49,970	$154,986	−$59,114	$1,249
NAICS 713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries NAICS 713	2,035	$20,003	$43,438	−$170,662	$500
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	2,029	$30,484	$82,452	−$131,648	$762
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	1,980	$42,702	$127,932	−$86,168	$1,068
NAICS 531 Real estate NAICS 531	1,930	$53,190	$166,972	−$47,128	$1,330
NAICS 458 Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers NAICS 458	1,706	$24,713	$60,971	−$153,129	$618
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	1,650	$82,552	$276,267	+$62,167	$2,064
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	1,572	$37,948	$110,236	−$103,864	$949
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	1,412	$72,709	$239,628	+$25,528	$1,818
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	1,337	$46,328	$141,429	−$72,671	$1,158
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	1,304	$54,733	$172,715	−$41,385	$1,368
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	1,176	$29,196	$77,658	−$136,442	$730
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	1,167	$49,446	$153,035	−$61,065	$1,236
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	1,152	$34,107	$95,938	−$118,162	$853
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	1,150	$51,422	$160,391	−$53,709	$1,286
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	1,107	$63,600	$205,721	−$8,379	$1,590
NAICS 551 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 551	1,048	$81,604	$272,738	+$58,638	$2,040
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	973	$68,802	$225,085	+$10,985	$1,720
NAICS 492 Couriers and messengers NAICS 492	924	$47,144	$144,466	−$69,634	$1,179
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	924	$68,803	$225,089	+$10,989	$1,720
NAICS 333 Machinery manufacturing NAICS 333	824	$70,837	$232,660	+$18,560	$1,771
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	793	$57,707	$183,786	−$30,314	$1,443
NAICS 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing NAICS 332	627	$57,366	$182,516	−$31,584	$1,434
NAICS 213 Support activities for mining NAICS 213	612	$90,896	$307,326	+$93,226	$2,272
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	607	$68,427	$223,689	+$9,589	$1,711
NAICS 485 Transit and ground passenger transportation NAICS 485	495	$29,800	$79,906	−$134,194	$745
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	486	$113,968	$393,208	+$179,108	$2,849
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	468	$48,224	$148,487	−$65,613	$1,206
NAICS 323 Printing and related support activities NAICS 323	461	$52,305	$163,677	−$50,423	$1,308
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	407	$62,412	$201,299	−$12,801	$1,560
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	369	$69,215	$226,622	+$12,522	$1,730
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	357	$47,389	$145,378	−$68,722	$1,185
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	328	$64,631	$209,559	−$4,541	$1,616
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	323	$65,516	$212,853	−$1,247	$1,638
NAICS 512 Motion picture and sound recording industries NAICS 512	320	$26,884	$69,052	−$145,048	$672
NAICS 516 Broadcasting and content providers NAICS 516	294	$51,938	$162,311	−$51,789	$1,298
NAICS 425 Wholesale trade agents and brokers NAICS 425	285	$58,062	$185,107	−$28,993	$1,452
NAICS 325 Chemical manufacturing NAICS 325	252	$75,981	$251,808	+$37,708	$1,900
NAICS 115 Support activities for agriculture and forestry NAICS 115	199	$59,344	$189,879	−$24,221	$1,484
NAICS 312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing NAICS 312	188	$66,107	$215,053	+$953	$1,653
NAICS 112 Animal production and aquaculture NAICS 112	187	$48,767	$150,508	−$63,592	$1,219
NAICS 337 Furniture and related product manufacturing NAICS 337	183	$45,308	$137,632	−$76,468	$1,133
NAICS 513 Publishing industries NAICS 513	177	$156,847	$552,818	+$338,718	$3,921
NAICS 326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing NAICS 326	165	$62,176	$200,421	−$13,679	$1,554
NAICS 339 Miscellaneous manufacturing NAICS 339	163	$50,710	$157,740	−$56,360	$1,268
NAICS 321 Wood product manufacturing NAICS 321	157	$46,622	$142,523	−$71,577	$1,166
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	147	$75,500	$250,017	+$35,917	$1,888
NAICS 814 Private households NAICS 814	135	$27,198	$70,221	−$143,879	$680
NAICS 327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing NAICS 327	123	$66,189	$215,358	+$1,258	$1,655
NAICS 999 Unclassified NAICS 999	113	$41,108	$121,998	−$92,102	$1,028
NAICS 212 Mining (except oil and gas) NAICS 212	86	$162,107	$572,398	+$358,298	$4,053
NAICS 211 Oil and gas extraction NAICS 211	70	$118,659	$410,670	+$196,570	$2,966
NAICS 925 Administration of housing programs, urban planning, and community development NAICS 925	52	$56,710	$180,074	−$34,026	$1,418
NAICS 314 Textile product mills NAICS 314	32	$34,500	$97,401	−$116,699	$863
NAICS 486 Pipeline transportation NAICS 486	30	$132,505	$462,209	+$248,109	$3,313
NAICS 928 National security and international affairs NAICS 928	29	$75,662	$250,620	+$36,520	$1,892
NAICS 336 Transportation equipment manufacturing NAICS 336	14	$62,970	$203,376	−$10,724	$1,574

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 · prior-year code differs	7,930	2,760	53%	$12.19	$25,360	$63,379	$634
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	620	(300)	(33%)	$12.77	$26,560	$67,846	$664
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	3,370	(190)	(5%)	$13.20	$27,450	$71,159	$686
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	3,040	230	8%	$13.38	$27,820	$72,536	$696
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	3,030	900	42%	$15.06	$31,320	$85,564	$783
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	4,580	(740)	(14%)	$15.30	$31,830	$87,463	$796
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131 · prior-year code differs	1,490	(290)	(16%)	$16.43	$34,170	$96,173	$854
Tellers SOC 43-3071	430	(280)	(39%)	$17.23	$35,840	$102,389	$896
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	5,440	(530)	(9%)	$18.31	$38,090	$110,764	$952
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	980	300	44%	$18.70	$38,900	$113,779	$973
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	1,640	(140)	(8%)	$21.08	$43,840	$132,168	$1,096
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	280	(250)	(47%)	$21.43	$44,570	$134,885	$1,114
Electricians SOC 47-2111	690	120	21%	$24.75	$51,490	$160,644	$1,287
Paramedics SOC 29-2043 · prior-year code differs	170	(220)	(56%)	$25.81	$53,680	$168,796	$1,342
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	550	150	38%	$26.15	$54,380	$171,401	$1,360
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	2,200	280	15%	$26.26	$54,630	$172,332	$1,366
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	1,840	(10)	(1%)	—	$57,270	$182,159	$1,432
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	410	—	—	$34.85	$72,490	$238,813	$1,812
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	790	90	13%	$36.22	$75,340	$249,422	$1,884
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	5,070	1,390	38%	$42.14	$87,660	$295,281	$2,192

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 48303 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.