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Lubbock Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lubbock Area is $24,326, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lubbock Area median household income is $45,337. On average Lubbock Area residents spend 15.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #368

Lubbock Area	24,326 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lubbock Area	22,937 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lubbock Area	26,680 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lubbock Area	19,643 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #449

Lubbock Area	45,337 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lubbock Area	63,369 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Lubbock Area	12.68%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Lubbock Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lubbock Area		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.51%	$18,230, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.95%	$16,904, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.89%	$2,303, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.72%	$22,277, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lubbock Area	57,005 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lubbock Area	76,533 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lubbock Area	Texas	U.S.
White	$47,858, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$28,962, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,104, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
Asian	$47,885, see rank	$73,999	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,720, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$36,705, see rank	$52,851	$53,370
One Race, Other	$36,688, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$30,104, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lubbock Area	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$18,770, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,208, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,028, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$38,538, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lubbock Area	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	233,306, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	114,490, 49.07%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	81,423, 71.12%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	95, 0.08%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	81,328, 71.04%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	76,339, 93.87%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,989, 6.13%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	33,067, 28.88%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	118,816, 50.93%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	73,353, 61.74%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	35, 0.03%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	73,318, 61.71%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	68,283, 93.13%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,035, 6.87%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	45,463, 38.26%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lubbock Area	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	141,890, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	115,997, 81.75%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15,657, 11.03%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,189, 0.84%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	2,786, 1.96%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	1,800, 1.27%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4,461, 3.14%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lubbock Area	15.9 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lubbock Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	144,622	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	76,339, 52.79%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22,410, 29.36%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	13,002, 17.03%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14,754, 19.33%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,080, 1.41%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,632, 11.31%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11,574, 15.16%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	68,283, 47.21%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	26,163, 38.32%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	15,919, 23.31%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	23,441, 34.33%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	142, 0.21%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	144, 0.21%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,312, 3.39%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lubbock Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	144,622, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,376, 3.03%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	9,810, 6.78%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,355, 5.09%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5,108, 3.53%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	18,651, 12.90%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	5,756, 3.98%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	2,669, 1.85%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8,250, 5.70%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10,841, 7.50%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	41,699, 28.83%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	16,089, 11.12%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	5,696, 3.94%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8,322, 5.75%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lubbock Area	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	57,861	20.21%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	9,564	13.63%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.