Lubbock is a large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 263,930 people and 94 associated neighborhoods, Lubbock is the tenth largest community in Texas.
Lubbock is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Lubbock is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy.
This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Lubbock is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lubbock spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.16 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The citizens of Lubbock are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.25% of adults in Lubbock have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lubbock in 2022 was $33,259, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,036 for a family of four. However, Lubbock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lubbock is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lubbock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lubbock residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lubbock also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lubbock include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Lubbock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.