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Lubbock Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 249,700
Land Area (2000): 4,659.405 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 8.748 square kilometers

Lubbock Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	232,199	2002	253,427	2005	261,901
2000	236,476	2003	258,395	2006	266,308
2001	248,134	2004	261,508	2007	262,990

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	424,368	84.69%
Rural, Farm	5,118	1.02%
Rural, Non-farm	71,620	14.29%

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Lubbock Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	116,537	110,510	6,027	5.17%	52
1991	116,287	109,759	6,528	5.61%	56
1992	118,968	112,124	6,844	5.75%	57
1993	120,570	114,839	5,731	4.75%	48
1994	120,954	115,619	5,335	4.41%	44
1995	123,373	118,211	5,162	4.18%	42
1996	125,026	119,851	5,175	4.14%	41
1997	126,354	121,305	5,049	4.00%	40
1998	125,628	121,195	4,433	3.53%	35
1999	126,517	122,696	3,821	3.02%	30
2000	130,797	126,083	4,715	3.60%	36
2001	134,098	129,109	4,988	3.72%	37
2002	136,526	130,513	6,013	4.40%	44
2003	139,108	132,319	6,789	4.88%	49
2004	140,591	134,190	6,401	4.55%	46
2005	141,148	135,371	5,777	4.09%	41
2006	140,995	135,361	5,634	4.00%	40
2007	139,533	134,478	5,055	3.62%	36
2008	139,130	133,986	5,144	3.70%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	113,552	108,100	5,452	4.80%	48
Feb 1990	114,016	108,532	5,484	4.81%	48
Mar 1990	114,843	109,658	5,185	4.51%	45
Apr 1990	115,667	110,333	5,334	4.61%	46
May 1990	115,848	110,285	5,563	4.80%	48
Jun 1990	117,134	109,726	7,408	6.32%	63
Jul 1990	119,151	111,933	7,218	6.06%	61
Aug 1990	118,749	111,612	7,137	6.01%	60
Sep 1990	117,606	111,325	6,281	5.34%	53
Oct 1990	117,302	111,479	5,823	4.96%	50
Nov 1990	117,574	111,653	5,921	5.04%	50
Dec 1990	117,006	111,488	5,518	4.72%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	114,326	108,872	5,454	4.77%	48
Feb 1991	114,789	109,057	5,732	4.99%	50
Mar 1991	114,923	109,160	5,763	5.01%	50
Apr 1991	115,781	109,821	5,960	5.15%	51
May 1991	115,114	108,863	6,251	5.43%	54
Jun 1991	116,221	108,475	7,746	6.66%	67
Jul 1991	118,171	110,511	7,660	6.48%	65
Aug 1991	117,204	109,860	7,344	6.27%	63
Sep 1991	115,968	109,610	6,358	5.48%	55
Oct 1991	117,220	110,719	6,501	5.55%	55
Nov 1991	117,911	111,014	6,897	5.85%	58
Dec 1991	117,814	111,150	6,664	5.66%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	116,411	109,531	6,880	5.91%	59
Feb 1992	116,507	109,559	6,948	5.96%	60
Mar 1992	116,847	110,136	6,711	5.74%	57
Apr 1992	116,609	110,161	6,448	5.53%	55
May 1992	116,309	109,745	6,564	5.64%	56
Jun 1992	119,285	110,898	8,387	7.03%	70
Jul 1992	121,850	114,215	7,635	6.27%	63
Aug 1992	121,476	114,005	7,471	6.15%	62
Sep 1992	119,989	113,573	6,416	5.35%	53
Oct 1992	120,038	113,919	6,119	5.10%	51
Nov 1992	120,996	114,533	6,463	5.34%	53
Dec 1992	121,295	115,211	6,084	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	117,759	111,452	6,307	5.36%	54
Feb 1993	119,153	112,877	6,276	5.27%	53
Mar 1993	119,642	113,712	5,930	4.96%	50
Apr 1993	119,337	113,771	5,566	4.66%	47
May 1993	120,126	114,617	5,509	4.59%	46
Jun 1993	122,251	115,300	6,951	5.69%	57
Jul 1993	122,608	116,093	6,515	5.31%	53
Aug 1993	121,524	115,580	5,944	4.89%	49
Sep 1993	119,740	114,613	5,127	4.28%	43
Oct 1993	121,594	116,540	5,054	4.16%	42
Nov 1993	122,088	117,141	4,947	4.05%	41
Dec 1993	121,017	116,368	4,649	3.84%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	117,101	111,630	5,471	4.67%	47
Feb 1994	119,148	113,420	5,728	4.81%	48
Mar 1994	118,528	112,999	5,529	4.66%	47
Apr 1994	118,427	113,241	5,186	4.38%	44
May 1994	119,657	114,631	5,026	4.20%	42
Jun 1994	122,102	115,368	6,734	5.52%	55
Jul 1994	124,258	117,772	6,486	5.22%	52
Aug 1994	123,148	117,095	6,053	4.92%	49
Sep 1994	121,066	116,356	4,710	3.89%	39
Oct 1994	122,607	118,046	4,561	3.72%	37
Nov 1994	123,366	118,897	4,469	3.62%	36
Dec 1994	122,039	117,975	4,064	3.33%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	120,115	115,047	5,068	4.22%	42
Feb 1995	121,242	116,420	4,822	3.98%	40
Mar 1995	122,361	116,753	5,608	4.58%	46
Apr 1995	122,333	117,588	4,745	3.88%	39
May 1995	121,985	117,312	4,673	3.83%	38
Jun 1995	123,807	117,390	6,417	5.18%	52
Jul 1995	125,275	119,066	6,209	4.96%	50
Aug 1995	124,858	119,127	5,731	4.59%	46
Sep 1995	123,428	118,690	4,738	3.84%	38
Oct 1995	125,316	120,657	4,659	3.72%	37
Nov 1995	125,540	120,879	4,661	3.71%	37
Dec 1995	124,221	119,606	4,615	3.72%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	122,194	116,523	5,671	4.64%	46
Feb 1996	123,416	117,972	5,444	4.41%	44
Mar 1996	124,432	119,096	5,336	4.29%	43
Apr 1996	123,728	118,688	5,040	4.07%	41
May 1996	124,074	118,926	5,148	4.15%	41
Jun 1996	125,663	119,072	6,591	5.24%	52
Jul 1996	126,151	119,804	6,347	5.03%	50
Aug 1996	126,158	121,061	5,097	4.04%	40
Sep 1996	125,401	120,863	4,538	3.62%	36
Oct 1996	126,332	122,057	4,275	3.38%	34
Nov 1996	126,881	122,425	4,456	3.51%	35
Dec 1996	125,886	121,730	4,156	3.30%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	123,699	118,846	4,853	3.92%	39
Feb 1997	124,685	119,659	5,026	4.03%	40
Mar 1997	125,813	120,595	5,218	4.15%	41
Apr 1997	125,386	120,692	4,694	3.74%	37
May 1997	125,145	120,275	4,870	3.89%	39
Jun 1997	127,068	120,199	6,869	5.41%	54
Jul 1997	129,067	122,613	6,454	5.00%	50
Aug 1997	127,095	121,944	5,151	4.05%	41
Sep 1997	125,850	121,179	4,671	3.71%	37
Oct 1997	127,462	123,068	4,394	3.45%	34
Nov 1997	127,665	123,355	4,310	3.38%	34
Dec 1997	127,318	123,235	4,083	3.21%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	125,096	120,341	4,755	3.80%	38
Feb 1998	125,660	121,003	4,657	3.71%	37
Mar 1998	125,395	120,680	4,715	3.76%	38
Apr 1998	125,390	121,314	4,076	3.25%	33
May 1998	124,796	120,497	4,299	3.44%	34
Jun 1998	126,029	119,741	6,288	4.99%	50
Jul 1998	126,195	120,473	5,722	4.53%	45
Aug 1998	124,392	119,482	4,910	3.95%	39
Sep 1998	124,689	120,726	3,963	3.18%	32
Oct 1998	126,938	123,403	3,535	2.78%	28
Nov 1998	126,609	123,325	3,284	2.59%	26
Dec 1998	126,351	123,360	2,991	2.37%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	123,529	119,772	3,757	3.04%	30
Feb 1999	124,276	120,453	3,823	3.08%	31
Mar 1999	124,471	120,877	3,594	2.89%	29
Apr 1999	125,476	121,897	3,579	2.85%	29
May 1999	125,157	121,503	3,654	2.92%	29
Jun 1999	126,324	121,155	5,169	4.09%	41
Jul 1999	127,120	122,162	4,958	3.90%	39
Aug 1999	126,407	122,556	3,851	3.05%	30
Sep 1999	126,613	123,005	3,608	2.85%	28
Oct 1999	129,366	125,917	3,449	2.67%	27
Nov 1999	129,707	126,446	3,261	2.51%	25
Dec 1999	129,755	126,604	3,151	2.43%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	130,355	125,400	4,955	3.80%	38
Feb 2000	130,396	125,411	4,985	3.82%	38
Mar 2000	130,243	125,049	5,194	3.99%	40
Apr 2000	130,501	126,273	4,228	3.24%	32
May 2000	130,183	125,577	4,606	3.54%	35
Jun 2000	130,880	125,230	5,650	4.32%	43
Jul 2000	130,467	125,064	5,403	4.14%	41
Aug 2000	129,444	124,451	4,993	3.86%	39
Sep 2000	130,749	126,207	4,542	3.47%	35
Oct 2000	132,460	128,248	4,212	3.18%	32
Nov 2000	132,514	128,401	4,113	3.10%	31
Dec 2000	131,376	127,683	3,693	2.81%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	132,084	127,398	4,686	3.55%	35
Feb 2001	132,431	127,932	4,499	3.40%	34
Mar 2001	133,378	128,304	5,074	3.80%	38
Apr 2001	134,028	129,495	4,533	3.38%	34
May 2001	133,784	129,264	4,520	3.38%	34
Jun 2001	134,090	128,189	5,901	4.40%	44
Jul 2001	134,255	128,647	5,608	4.18%	42
Aug 2001	133,770	128,402	5,368	4.01%	40
Sep 2001	134,203	129,180	5,023	3.74%	37
Oct 2001	136,234	131,316	4,918	3.61%	36
Nov 2001	135,387	130,424	4,963	3.67%	37
Dec 2001	135,526	130,762	4,764	3.52%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	134,980	129,392	5,588	4.14%	41
Feb 2002	136,179	130,726	5,453	4.00%	40
Mar 2002	136,413	130,356	6,057	4.44%	44
Apr 2002	135,525	129,766	5,759	4.25%	42
May 2002	135,395	129,701	5,694	4.21%	42
Jun 2002	135,394	128,086	7,308	5.40%	54
Jul 2002	136,949	129,994	6,955	5.08%	51
Aug 2002	136,085	129,775	6,310	4.64%	46
Sep 2002	137,072	131,176	5,896	4.30%	43
Oct 2002	138,714	133,002	5,712	4.12%	41
Nov 2002	138,291	132,336	5,955	4.31%	43
Dec 2002	137,317	131,844	5,473	3.99%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	136,837	130,303	6,534	4.78%	48
Feb 2003	138,277	131,671	6,606	4.78%	48
Mar 2003	138,856	132,466	6,390	4.60%	46
Apr 2003	139,108	132,813	6,295	4.53%	45
May 2003	138,808	132,133	6,675	4.81%	48
Jun 2003	139,425	130,961	8,464	6.07%	61
Jul 2003	138,769	130,937	7,832	5.64%	56
Aug 2003	137,957	130,622	7,335	5.32%	53
Sep 2003	138,945	132,156	6,789	4.89%	49
Oct 2003	140,847	134,479	6,368	4.52%	45
Nov 2003	141,152	134,803	6,349	4.50%	45
Dec 2003	140,317	134,483	5,834	4.16%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	139,325	132,460	6,865	4.93%	49
Feb 2004	139,386	133,006	6,380	4.58%	46
Mar 2004	139,124	132,588	6,536	4.70%	47
Apr 2004	140,517	134,589	5,928	4.22%	42
May 2004	140,710	134,635	6,075	4.32%	43
Jun 2004	141,438	133,889	7,549	5.34%	53
Jul 2004	141,561	134,352	7,209	5.09%	51
Aug 2004	140,349	133,771	6,578	4.69%	47
Sep 2004	140,822	134,837	5,985	4.25%	43
Oct 2004	141,208	135,255	5,953	4.22%	42
Nov 2004	141,630	135,651	5,979	4.22%	42
Dec 2004	141,026	135,248	5,778	4.10%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	140,330	134,111	6,219	4.43%	44
Feb 2005	141,253	135,052	6,201	4.39%	44
Mar 2005	140,917	135,183	5,734	4.07%	41
Apr 2005	141,233	135,671	5,562	3.94%	39
May 2005	141,026	135,391	5,635	4.00%	40
Jun 2005	141,053	134,323	6,730	4.77%	48
Jul 2005	141,313	134,807	6,506	4.60%	46
Aug 2005	140,475	134,483	5,992	4.27%	43
Sep 2005	141,092	135,643	5,449	3.86%	39
Oct 2005	142,170	137,120	5,050	3.55%	36
Nov 2005	141,734	136,533	5,201	3.67%	37
Dec 2005	141,181	136,138	5,043	3.57%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	139,426	133,897	5,529	3.97%	40
Feb 2006	140,233	134,651	5,582	3.98%	40
Mar 2006	140,844	134,728	6,116	4.34%	43
Apr 2006	140,388	134,929	5,459	3.89%	39
May 2006	140,688	135,129	5,559	3.95%	40
Jun 2006	140,546	133,672	6,874	4.89%	49
Jul 2006	141,653	134,877	6,776	4.78%	48
Aug 2006	140,463	134,472	5,991	4.27%	43
Sep 2006	141,405	136,060	5,345	3.78%	38
Oct 2006	142,392	137,395	4,997	3.51%	35
Nov 2006	142,466	137,499	4,967	3.49%	35
Dec 2006	141,432	137,023	4,409	3.12%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	140,536	135,177	5,359	3.81%	38
Feb 2007	140,054	134,800	5,254	3.75%	38
Mar 2007	139,327	134,066	5,261	3.78%	38
Apr 2007	138,288	133,832	4,456	3.22%	32
May 2007	138,040	133,589	4,451	3.22%	32
Jun 2007	140,477	134,508	5,969	4.25%	42
Jul 2007	140,755	134,885	5,870	4.17%	42
Aug 2007	140,126	135,010	5,116	3.65%	37
Sep 2007	138,875	133,901	4,974	3.58%	36
Oct 2007	138,788	134,216	4,572	3.29%	33
Nov 2007	139,731	135,006	4,725	3.38%	34
Dec 2007	139,396	134,742	4,654	3.34%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	139,185	134,150	5,035	3.62%	36
Feb 2008	138,196	133,606	4,590	3.32%	33
Mar 2008	138,920	134,339	4,581	3.30%	33
Apr 2008	139,278	135,074	4,204	3.02%	30
May 2008	139,538	134,817	4,721	3.38%	34
Jun 2008	139,611	133,722	5,889	4.22%	42
Jul 2008	139,754	133,753	6,001	4.29%	43
Aug 2008	138,939	133,279	5,660	4.07%	41
Sep 2008	138,748	133,133	5,615	4.05%	40
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lubbock Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	13,320	10.78%
2.	Educational Services	12,156	9.84%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	8,576	6.94%
4.	Health Care	7,294	5.90%
5.	Public Administration	5,884	4.76%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	4,474	3.62%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,216	3.41%
8.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	4,106	3.32%
9.	Finance and Insurance	3,962	3.21%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	3,630	2.94%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,448	2.79%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	3,352	2.71%
13.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	3,022	2.45%
14.	Truck Transportation	2,566	2.08%
15.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	2,524	2.04%
16.	Machinery Manufacturing	2,284	1.85%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,052	1.66%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	1,900	1.54%
19.	Department and Other General Stores	1,892	1.53%
20.	Food Manufacturing	1,864	1.51%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	20,860	18.77%
2.	Educational Services	20,382	18.34%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	9,540	8.59%
4.	Finance and Insurance	5,954	5.36%
5.	Social Assistance	4,810	4.33%
6.	Public Administration	4,502	4.05%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	4,292	3.86%
8.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	3,286	2.96%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	2,818	2.54%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	2,776	2.50%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,686	2.42%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	2,600	2.34%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,596	2.34%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,106	1.90%
15.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	1,298	1.17%
16.	Construction	1,202	1.08%
17.	Private Household Services	1,076	0.97%
18.	Other Direct Selling Estab	1,070	0.96%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	1,006	0.91%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	978	0.88%

Lubbock Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,696	5.42%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	6,414	5.19%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	5,754	4.66%
4.	Other Management Occupations	5,572	4.51%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	4,344	3.51%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	4,176	3.38%
7.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	4,078	3.30%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	3,852	3.12%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	3,342	2.70%
10.	Other Production Occupations	3,314	2.68%
11.	Postsecondary Teachers	3,290	2.66%
12.	Other Construction Trades	2,984	2.41%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	2,780	2.25%
14.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	2,772	2.24%
15.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	2,512	2.03%
16.	Top Executives	2,490	2.01%
17.	Law Enforcement Workers	2,348	1.90%
18.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,326	1.88%
19.	Carpenters	1,954	1.58%
20.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,840	1.49%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	7,698	6.93%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	7,014	6.31%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	6,412	5.77%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	4,824	4.34%
5.	Other Management Occupations	4,346	3.91%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,198	3.78%
7.	Registered Nurses	4,054	3.65%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,020	3.62%
9.	Cashiers	3,988	3.59%
10.	Health Technologists and Technicians	3,838	3.45%
11.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	3,666	3.30%
12.	Child Care Workers	3,194	2.87%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,112	2.80%
14.	Customer Service Representatives	2,826	2.54%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	2,782	2.50%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	2,556	2.30%
17.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	2,540	2.29%
18.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	2,148	1.93%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,980	1.78%
20.	Postsecondary Teachers	1,900	1.71%

Lubbock Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	211,033	54.59%
15-35 hours	57,695	14.92%
1-14 hours	11,623	3.01%
No regular hours	106,220	27.48%

Lubbock Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	4,881	2.16%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,619	1.16%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	5,534	2.45%
6 AM-6:29 AM	8,769	3.89%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	15,731	6.97%
7 AM-7:29 AM	31,608	14.01%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	58,322	25.85%
8 AM-8:29 AM	28,438	12.60%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	10,616	4.70%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	14,058	6.23%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	6,333	2.81%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,236	1.43%
Noon-3:59 PM	16,700	7.40%
4 PM-11:59 PM	18,799	8.33%

Lubbock Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	9,067	4.02%
5-9	33,155	14.69%
10-14	56,861	25.20%
15-19	59,741	26.48%
20-24	33,683	14.93%
25-29	6,275	2.78%
30-34	14,371	6.37%
35-39	999	0.44%
40-44	1,287	0.57%
45-59	4,249	1.88%
60-89	2,899	1.28%
At least 90	3,057	1.35%

Lubbock Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	974	0.43%	197,808	87.66%
30-44	588	0.26%	16,069	7.12%
45-59	244	0.11%	4,005	1.77%
At least 60	186	0.08%	5,770	2.56%

Lubbock Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	542	0.23%
Car / truck / van, carpool	30,334	13.11%
Car / truck / van, solo	186,519	80.61%
Motorcycle	488	0.21%
Other	1,614	0.70%
Public transportation	1,992	0.86%
Walked	4,155	1.80%
Worked at home	5,736	2.48%

Lubbock Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lubbock Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 190,410 (479,974 people)
: 125,100 (387,662 people)
: 49,217
: 222,466
Lubbock Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	27,051	14.16%
$10,000-$14,999	16,208	8.48%
$15,000-$19,999	16,470	8.62%
$20,000-$24,999	15,959	8.35%
$25,000-$29,999	13,678	7.16%
$30,000-$34,999	13,281	6.95%
$35,000-$39,999	11,731	6.14%
$40,000-$44,999	10,823	5.67%
$45,000-$49,999	8,708	4.56%
$50,000-$59,999	14,740	7.72%
$60,000-$74,999	15,463	8.09%
$75,000-$99,999	13,591	7.11%
$100,000-$124,999	5,359	2.81%
$125,000-$149,999	2,542	1.33%
$150,000-$199,999	2,483	1.30%
$200,000 or more	2,945	1.54%

Lubbock Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	25,507	26.84%
Family, 2 people	25,529	26.86%
Nonfamily, 2 people	5,773	6.08%
Family, 3 people	14,666	15.43%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,457	1.53%
Family, 4 people	12,499	13.15%
Nonfamily, 4 people	264	0.28%
Family, 5 people	5,862	6.17%
Nonfamily, 5 people	49	0.05%
Family, 6 people	2,077	2.19%
Nonfamily, 6 people	19	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	1,323	1.39%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.00%

Lubbock Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	158,924	32.08%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	53,740	10.85%
Public Assistance	6,080	1.23%
Retirement	23,581	4.76%
Self Employment	26,438	5.34%
Social Security	43,584	8.80%
Supplemental Security	7,597	1.53%
Wage / Salary	152,260	30.74%
Other	23,137	4.67%

Lubbock Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	50,860	53.74%
With children under 18	43,785	46.26%

Lubbock Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	16,486	8.69%
Married	105,058	55.41%
Never Married	63,892	33.70%
Widowed	4,177	2.20%

Lubbock Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	23,377	11.43%
Married	107,610	52.61%
Never Married	53,718	26.26%
Widowed	19,837	9.70%

Lubbock Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lubbock Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Lubbock Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	27,156	7.29%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	49,179	13.21%
High school diploma or equivalent	91,161	24.49%
Some college, no degree	112,854	30.31%
Associate degree	15,251	4.10%
Bachelors degree	52,074	13.99%
Graduate or professional degree	24,635	6.62%

Lubbock Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,701	1.88%	3,458	1.38%	8,159	3.27%
Kindergarten	6,841	2.74%	552	0.22%	7,393	2.96%
Grades 1-4	27,873	11.16%	1,600	0.64%	29,473	11.80%
Grades 5-8	26,688	10.69%	1,776	0.71%	28,464	11.40%
Grades 9-12	28,981	11.61%	1,633	0.65%	30,614	12.26%
Undergrad college	47,268	18.93%	4,800	1.92%	52,068	20.85%
Graduate or professional school	8,877	3.56%	1,190	0.48%	10,067	4.03%
Total	151,229	60.56%	15,009	6.01%	166,238	66.58%

Lubbock Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lubbock Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Lubbock Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	729	667
2002	650	578
2003	624	628
2004	621	559

Lubbock Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lubbock Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lubbock Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	394,394	81.87%
Below Poverty Level	87,317	18.13%

Lubbock Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lubbock Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,937
Lubbock Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	8.829	0.586	0.069	1.335	10.818	11.447	36.176	3.355	50.978
2000	9.172	0.643	0.055	1.066	10.936	12.441	41.416	3.032	56.889
2001	8.713	0.508	0.040	1.326	10.587	13.057	36.867	3.143	53.068
2002	8.673	0.600	0.043	1.200	10.516	12.947	37.040	2.636	52.623
2003	8.042	0.453	0.070	1.219	9.783	12.612	41.986	3.034	57.633
2004	7.193	0.447	0.073	1.250	8.963	11.881	41.169	3.101	56.151
2005	7.281	0.477	0.053	1.233	9.045	12.405	39.190	3.501	55.097
2006	6.793	0.432	0.053	1.419	8.697	12.944	35.703	3.094	51.741
2007	6.445	0.437	0.057	1.015	7.955	13.791	33.108	2.677	49.576

Lubbock Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lubbock Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Lubbock Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	35,645	14.28%
10-19 Years	40,047	16.04%
20-29 Years	47,159	18.89%
30-39 Years	33,524	13.43%
40-49 Years	33,565	13.44%
50-59 Years	23,401	9.37%
60-69 Years	16,601	6.65%
70-79 Years	12,609	5.05%
80-89 Years	5,935	2.38%
90+ Years	1,214	0.49%

Lubbock Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	122,095	48.90%
Female	127,605	51.10%

Lubbock Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	155,006	62.08%
Hispanic/Latino	70,069	28.06%
African-American	18,446	7.39%
Asian	3,083	1.23%
Multiracial	2,070	0.83%
Amerindian	826	0.33%
Other Race	146	0.06%
Pacific Islander	54	0.02%

Lubbock Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	49,288	19.87%
2.	German	47,229	19.04%
3.	English	44,713	18.03%
4.	Irish	38,688	15.60%
5.	Scotch Irish	10,845	4.37%
6.	French Non-Basque	8,075	3.26%
7.	Scottish	7,984	3.22%
8.	Dutch	5,940	2.39%
9.	Italian	5,452	2.20%
10.	Polish	3,080	1.24%

Lubbock Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	359,262	77.14%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	97,343	20.90%
3.	German	1,146	0.25%
4.	Chinese	1,124	0.24%
5.	French	1,042	0.22%
6.	Vietnamese	654	0.14%
7.	Other Asian	526	0.11%
8.	Korean	420	0.09%
9.	Russian	406	0.09%
10.	Tagalog	392	0.08%

Lubbock Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	484,289	96.64%
Naturalized immigrant	7,507	1.50%
Not a citizen	9,310	1.86%

Lubbock Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lubbock Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lubbock Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Crosby County

Lubbock County

Lubbock Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Abernathy	Lubbock	Shallowater
Buffalo Springs	New Deal	Slaton
Crosbyton	Ralls	Wolfforth
Idalou	Ransom Canyon
Lorenzo	Reese Center

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