Lubbock, TX
Census ZIP code profile for Lubbock, TX - 14 ZIPs, total population 254,282. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LUBBOCK-TX · Lubbock, TX 14 ZIPs · 254,282 pop · #19578/25278 · Lubbock County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MID · OWN-LOW · POP-MAJOR · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $56,158
- RANK-LOWER #19578/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Slaton
- BOOK-MID 14 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 47% owners
- POP-MAJOR 254,282
- SPREAD-SPLIT 79401→79424
- HOME-LOW $169,108
Nearest income peer: Slaton, TX (+ $380 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Lubbock
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lubbock on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lubbock · this city · lowest
Lubbock · this city · lowest
$56,158 median HH income
- Slaton · near
Slaton · near
$56,538 median HH income
- Idalou · near
Idalou · near
$67,059 median HH income
- Wolfforth · near
Wolfforth · near
$84,457 median HH income
- Shallowater · near
Shallowater · near
$96,128 median HH income
- Ransom Canyon · highest
Ransom Canyon · highest
$113,950 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lubbock, TX sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a major-metro population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- 23rd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 254,282
- city population (Census)
- 14
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $56,158
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower household-income footing ($56,158 average) with poverty near 22.6% and unemployment 6.2% across 14 ZIPs. Start from the most populated ZIP rather than treating the city mean as a uniform cost of living.
Every one of the 5 cities sharing Lubbock County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lubbock, Wolfforth, Shallowater and Idalou among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Ransom Canyon marks the far end of that range at $113,950, 103% above Lubbock.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Lubbock differ
Lubbock's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $26,980 in ZIP 79401 to $97,231 in ZIP 79424, while home values span $84,100 in 79403 to $296,300 in 79424. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 3.6×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 3.5×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 40.2 points
79401 to 79424
79403 to 79424
79424 to 79401
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lubbock residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 14 codes in Lubbock. The densest, 79424, still represents only about 15% of the 254,282 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense employer mosaic across Lubbock
Citywide ZBP: 7,303 establishments, 117,545 employees , annual payroll $5,606,100k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 13 of 14 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 79424 (1,968 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (999) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Lubbock, TX
These ZIP codes sit in Lubbock County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 14 of them fall in Lubbock. See the Lubbock County roll-up →
Every one of the 5 cities sharing Lubbock County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lubbock, Wolfforth, Shallowater and Idalou among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Ransom Canyon marks the far end of that range at $113,950, 103% above Lubbock.
Side-by-side: Compare 79424 vs 79416 →
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79424 | 39,023 | $97,231 | 1,968 | 361 |
| 79416 | 32,296 | $63,896 | 459 | 388 |
| 79423 | 32,277 | $84,933 | 1,149 | 206 |
| 79413 | 21,187 | $69,400 | 412 | 1,712 |
| 79407 | 19,068 | $61,509 | 551 | 104 |
| 79415 | 17,689 | $36,468 | 275 | 103 |
| 79414 | 17,121 | $49,057 | 435 | 2,084 |
| 79403 | 16,869 | $47,907 | 249 | 49 |
| 79412 | 15,650 | $48,878 | 223 | 1,938 |
| 79404 | 11,289 | $51,630 | 479 | 151 |
| 79410 | 9,429 | $44,537 | 389 | 1,506 |
| 79401 | 8,408 | $26,980 | 593 | 1,180 |
| 79411 | 7,951 | $47,634 | 121 | 2,064 |
| 79406 | 6,025 | n/a | n/a | 2,305 |
Lubbock roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lubbock, .