Lubbock County

1 - Favorable

 

County Seat: Lubbock

Population: 260,901

DEMOGRAPHICS

• Gender
  
  • Male: 49.2%
  • Female: 50.8%
• Ethnicity
  
  • White: 60.2%
  • Black: 7.7%
  • Hispanic: 30.0%
  • Other: 2.1%
• Educational Level (2000) (People 25+)
  
  • High school: 78.4%
  • Bachelors or higher: 24.4%
• Households
  
  • Median Household Income: $41,223
  • Persons below poverty level: 17.4%
• Higher Education
  
  • Home of Texas Tech University
    Total enrollment (2008): 28,422