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People QuickFacts |
Lubbock County |
Texas |
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Population, 2010 |
278,831 | 25,145,561 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 |
14.9% | 20.6% |
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Population, 2000 |
242,625 | 20,851,818 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009 |
7.8% | 8.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 |
24.8% | 27.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009 |
11.4% | 10.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2009 |
50.9% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
77.3% | 70.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
7.5% | 11.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
0.7% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
2.1% | 3.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 |
2.5% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) |
31.9% | 37.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, persons, 2010 |
57.3% | 45.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year ago, pct 1 yr old & over, 2005-2009 |
73.1% | 80.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 |
4.6% | 15.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 |
21.1% | 33.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 |
82.0% | 79.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 |
26.7% | 25.4% |
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Veterans, 2005-2009 |
17,379 | 1,621,077 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 |
16.2 | 24.7 |
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Housing units, 2009 |
117,152 | 9,724,220 |
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Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 |
58.6% | 64.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 |
24.8% | 24.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 |
$97,700 | $118,900 |
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Households, 2005-2009 |
102,238 | 8,269,046 |
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Persons per household, 2005-2009 |
2.46 | 2.81 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 |
$21,939 | $24,318 |
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Median household income, 2009 |
$39,159 | $48,286 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 |
20.1% | 17.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lubbock County |
Texas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2008 |
6,780 | 522,3361 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2008 |
106,449 | 9,231,9551 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2008 |
13.8% | 15.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2008 |
17,840 | 1,835,870 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 |
23,670 | 2,165,252 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
2.1% | 7.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2007 |
0.7% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.7% | 4.5% |
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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 |
12.8% | 20.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
23.1% | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) |
D | 593,541,502 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) |
3,707,401 | 424,238,194 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) |
3,924,861 | 311,334,781 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 |
$14,929 | $13,061 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) |
D | 42,054,592 |
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Building permits, 2009 |
1,031 | 84,440 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
1,643,228 | 210,004,6331 |