Cities / Texas / Lubbock

Lubbock, TX

264,814 people

Right Now

Weather

91°F

Partly Cloudy

Today: Sunny, high 104°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Lubbock)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 1.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

OKC

273 mi — OKC Will Rogers World Airport

Population & People

Population

264,814

Median age

30.5

Median household income

$60,895

Poverty rate

18.9%

Unemployment rate

5.2%

Bachelor's degree+

35.1%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

36.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$212,400

Median gross rent

$1,182/mo

Homeownership rate

51.19%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,175

HUD Fair Market Rent (Lubbock County, 3 mi from Lubbock), 2026. Efficiency $818, 1BR $990, 2BR $1175, 3BR $1634, 4BR $1940. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.13

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

529.31

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

OKC

OKC Will Rogers World Airport

273 mi away

DFW

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

282 mi away

ABQ

Albuquerque International Sunport

289 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).