Lubbock is a relatively large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 199,556 people and 55 constituent neighborhoods, Lubbock is the 11th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities, Lubbock isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lubbock are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lubbock is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lubbock who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.85%), sales jobs (12.82%), and teaching (8.13%).

Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Lubbock really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Lubbock is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Lubbock more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Lubbock's character and quality of life.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.17 minutes getting to work every day.

Lubbock Information and Demographics

The education level of Lubbock citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 26.60% of adults in Lubbock have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lubbock in 2000 was $17,511, 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 $70,044 for a family of four.

Lubbock is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lubbock home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lubbock is White, followed by 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 27.53% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Lubbock include English, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Lubbock is English. Some people also speak Spanish.