Is Lubbock, TX growing?

Name: Growth in Lubbock, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Lubbock, TX had an estimated 264,814 (±47) residents in 2020–2024, against 253,851 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of +4.3%, a measurable increase.

Its housing went from 106,785 to 118,143 homes (+10.6%), a measurable increase.

2.7% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents now: 264,814 (±47)
Amount of change: +4.3%
Homes change: +10.6%
Built 2020 or later: 2.7%

Residents and homes in Lubbock, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Residents	253,851 (±119)	264,814 (±47)	+4.3%	Measurable increase
Housing units	106,785 (±688)	118,143 (±642)	+10.6%	Measurable increase
Households that rent	48.8% (±1.1 points)	48.8% (±1.1 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$955 (±$15)	$1,182 (±$18)	+23.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$140,800 (±$2,679)	$212,400 (±$4,246)	+50.9%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in Lubbock against Lubbock County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
	Residents	Verdict	Housing units
Lubbock	+4.3%	Measurable increase	+10.6%
Lubbock County	+4.6%	Measurable increase	+9.7%
Texas	+6.8%	Measurable increase	+10.9%
United States	+3.1%	Measurable increase	+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in Lubbock

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year built	Lubbock	Lubbock County	Texas	United States
2020 or later	2.7% (±0.3 points)	2.9%	4.0%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	15.5% (±1.0 points)	15.5%	17.4%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	14.5% (±0.9 points)	14.6%	17.9%	13.6%

18.2% of the homes in Lubbock were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 30.5 years.

Growth in places near Lubbock

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
Place	Distance	Residents now	Amount of change	Verdict
Lubbock	—	264,814	+4.3%	Measurable increase
Wolfforth	7.6 mi	6,701	+39.0%	Measurable increase
Shallowater	11 mi	2,955	+15.8%	Measurable increase
Buffalo Springs Lake	11 mi	571	+33.4%	Not a measurable change
Ransom Canyon	12 mi	1,041	−1.4%	Not a measurable change
New Deal	12 mi	668	−27.0%	Not a measurable change
Idalou	14 mi	2,151	+6.6%	Not a measurable change
Slaton	16 mi	5,761	−3.3%	Measurable decrease
Smyer	16 mi	291	−57.0%	Measurable decrease

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lubbock

Is Lubbock growing?

Lubbock, TX had an estimated 264,814 residents in 2020–2024 and 253,851 in 2015–2019, a change of +4.3%: a measurable increase by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in Lubbock?

The estimated number of housing units went from 106,785 in 2015–2019 to 118,143 in 2020–2024 (+10.6%), a measurable increase.

How much new construction is there in Lubbock?

2.7% of homes in Lubbock were built in 2020 or later and 15.5% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Lubbock city, Texas (place:45000, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.