Language Spoken At Home in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 258,475 | 100% |
English only | 202,321 | 78.3% |
Language other than English | 56,154 | 21.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 14,242 | 5.5% |
Spanish | 49,119 | 19.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,379 | 4.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,943 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 406 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,233 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,314 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 859 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 143 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 278,339 | 100% |
American | 19,545 | 7.0% |
Arab | 1,183 | 0.4% |
Czech | 1,117 | 0.4% |
Danish | 940 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 2,885 | 1.0% |
English | 21,932 | 7.9% |
French (except Basque) | 5,234 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 353 | 0.1% |
German | 32,324 | 11.6% |
Greek | 329 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 285 | 0.1% |
Irish | 26,186 | 9.4% |
Italian | 4,122 | 1.5% |
Lithuanian | 186 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,678 | 0.6% |
Polish | 2,439 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 223 | 0.1% |
Russian | 621 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,982 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 5,410 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 175 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 934 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 1,973 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 421 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 66 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 1,164 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 536 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 104,791 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 66,109 | 63.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 30,764 | 29.4% |
Married-couple family | 46,339 | 44.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 19,561 | 18.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,877 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,126 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 14,893 | 14.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,077 | 8.7% |
Nonfamily households | 38,682 | 36.9% |
Householder living alone | 29,197 | 27.9% |
65 years and over | 8,360 | 8.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 35,015 | 33.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 22,190 | 21.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 266,021 | 100% |
Householder | 104,791 | 39.4% |
Spouse | 46,407 | 17.4% |
Child | 76,103 | 28.6% |
Other relatives | 17,978 | 6.8% |
Nonrelatives | 20,742 | 7.8% |
Unmarried partner | 5,904 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 108,553 | 100% |
Never married | 44,179 | 40.7% |
Now married, except separated | 49,247 | 45.4% |
Separated | 2,284 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 2,691 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 10,152 | 9.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 112,962 | 100% |
Never married | 36,728 | 32.5% |
Now married, except separated | 49,509 | 43.8% |
Separated | 3,211 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 9,793 | 8.7% |
Divorced | 13,721 | 12.1% |
Fertility in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,988 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,647 | 41.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 85 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,522 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 4,875 | 64.8% |
Less than 1 year | 1,112 | 14.8% |
1 or 2 years | 999 | 13.3% |
3 or 4 years | 702 | 9.3% |
5 or more years | 2,062 | 27.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,875 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,712 | 55.6% |
Who are married | 3,458 | 70.9% |
School Enrollment in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 93,692 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,728 | 5.0% |
Kindergarten | 4,315 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 29,697 | 31.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 13,309 | 14.2% |
College or graduate school | 41,643 | 44.4% |
Educational Attainment in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 163,296 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 11,619 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 14,555 | 8.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 41,983 | 25.7% |
Some college, no degree | 41,069 | 25.2% |
Associate's degree | 9,295 | 5.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 28,948 | 17.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 15,827 | 9.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.4% |
Veteran Status in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 210,917 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 16,676 | 7.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 274,387 | 100% |
With a disability | 37,397 | 13.6% |
Under 18 years | 67,158 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,263 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 177,504 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,790 | 11.7% |
65 years and over | 29,725 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,344 | 44.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 274,815 | 100% |
Same house | 206,950 | 75.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 66,572 | 24.2% |
Same county | 42,127 | 15.3% |
Different county | 24,445 | 8.9% |
Same state | 18,565 | 6.8% |
Different state | 5,880 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 1,293 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 278,339 | 100% |
Native | 262,968 | 94.5% |
Born in United States | 260,510 | 93.6% |
State of residence | 209,784 | 75.4% |
Different state | 50,726 | 18.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,458 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 15,371 | 5.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 15,371 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 5,628 | 36.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 9,743 | 63.4% |
Year of Entry in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 17,829 | 100% |
Native | 2,458 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 31 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,427 | 98.7% |
Foreign born | 15,371 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 594 | 3.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 14,777 | 96.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lubbock County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 15,371 | 100% |
Europe | 1,155 | 7.5% |
Asia | 4,754 | 30.9% |
Africa | 486 | 3.2% |
Oceania | 66 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 8,478 | 55.2% |
Northern America | 432 | 2.8% |