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Lubbock TX - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	199,564	89 (of 25,150) (100%)	11 (of 1510) (99%)
Average Income	$31,844	14,857 (41%)	721 (52%)
Median House Value	$69,500	14,050 (44%)	462 (69%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	72.9%	20,529 (of 25,150) (18%)	1,112 (of 1510) (26%)
% Black Population	8.7%	4,465 (82%)	326 (78%)
% Hispanic Population	27.5%	1,546 (94%)	562 (63%)
% Asian Population	1.5%	4,199 (83%)	158 (90%)
% American Indian Population	0.6%	7,893 (69%)	572 (62%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	79.5%	13,268 (of 25,150) (47%)	432 (of 1510) (71%)
% College Graduates	26.6%	4,450 (82%)	211 (86%)
% Never Married	32.2%	2,614 (90%)	78 (95%)
% Married	49.4%	20,102 (20%)	1,390 (8%)
% Seperated	2.1%	8,708 (65%)	710 (53%)
% Divorced	10.2%	12,038 (52%)	577 (62%)
% Foreign Born	3.5%	8,074 (68%)	919 (39%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	84,034	92 (of 25,150) (100%)	10 (of 1510) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	3.1%	21,133 (16%)	1,015 (33%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	2.9%	18,694 (26%)	707 (53%)
Average Rooms in House	4.9	21,491 (15%)	1,055 (30%)
% Households with No Car	7.1%	11,633 (54%)	692 (54%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	13.4%	18,605 (26%)	1,048 (31%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,618 (86%)	182 (88%)
Median House Value	$69,500	14,050 (44%)	462 (69%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	3.4%	12,084 (52%)	729 (52%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.6%	4,825 (81%)	272 (82%)
Average Monthly Rent	$514	9,005 (64%)	452 (70%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	65.1%	9,349 (of 25,150) (63%)	398 (of 1510) (74%)
% Drive Alone to Work	80.5%	10,155 (60%)	591 (61%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.1%	6,076 (76%)	140 (91%)
% Walk to Work	2.0%	14,011 (44%)	602 (60%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	16.2	22,566 (10%)	1,393 (8%)
% Households making less than $10,000	14.8%	6,900 (73%)	626 (59%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.6%	5,852 (77%)	363 (76%)
Median Household Income	$31,844	14,857 (41%)	721 (52%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.0%	11,249 (55%)	785 (48%)
Per Capita Income	$17,511	10,933 (57%)	456 (70%)
Male Worker Income	$30,222	14,919 (41%)	721 (52%)
Female Worker Income	$21,708	13,717 (45%)	644 (57%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	12.0%	7,801 (69%)	786 (48%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	18.4%	5,914 (76%)	619 (59%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Fort Worth, Texas	269 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.86

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Fort Wayne, Indiana	0.91
Akron, Ohio	0.89
Amarillo, Texas	0.89
Grand Rapids, Michigan	0.88
Des Moines, Iowa	0.88
Mobile, Alabama	0.86
Knoxville, Tennessee	0.86
Shreveport, Louisiana	0.85
Augusta, Georgia	0.85
Spokane, Washington	0.85

Lubbock TX Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	470	25
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	12,011	28
People Living in a Different House, Different County, but Same State as 1995	32,205	38
American Ancestor Population	18,232	39
Other Hispanic or Latino Population	21,953	42

Lubbock TX Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1510)
Coal or Coke Fueled Households	17	2
People Working in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	386	6
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	470	6
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $500 and $699	6,443	6
Renters Paying between $200 and $299 a Month	2,337	6

Lubbock TX Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Wood Fueled Households	0.0%	24,344
Percent Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	0.0%	24,031
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	72.5%	23,594
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	31.8%	23,493
Median Age	30	23,147

Lubbock TX Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1510)
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	31.8%	1,459
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	55.8%	1,448
Percent Family Households	62.6%	1,421
Percent Married Couple Family Households	45.6%	1,394
Average Commute Time	16	1,393

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Lubbock TX	Fort Wayne, Indiana
Total Population	205,727	199,564
Average Age	32.8	29.7
Average Income	$36,518	$31,844
Median House Value	$74,600	$69,500
% White Population	75.5%	72.9%
% Black Population	17.4%	8.7%
% Asian Population	1.6%	1.5%
% Hispanic Population	5.8%	27.5%

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