Lubbock County vs. Hockley County

Lubbock County (TX)Hockley County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)307,41222,980
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.2%0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)278,91822,927
Population, Census, April 1, 2010278,83122,935
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.8%25.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.4%14.7%
Female persons, percent50.7%50.1%
White alone, percent86.6%92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent7.8%4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%1.4%
Asian alone, percent2.5%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent35.9%48.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent53.0%46.1%
Veterans, 2014-201814,822926
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.0%7.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)129,6559,370
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201855.2%70.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$130,800$88,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,370$1,182
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$490$407
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$912$697
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201324.5%8.5%
Building permits, 20181,47917
Households, 2014-2018112,1857,946
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201874.7%83.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201822.0%31.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.0%83.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.5%74.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.8%76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.1%14.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.1%10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.0%20.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.2%63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.8%55.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,519,15774,761
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,796,568220,951
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,785$9,577
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201817.220.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,473$48,116
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,089$23,440
Persons in poverty, percent17.6%19.5%
Total employer establishments, 20177,202500
Total employment, 2017114,0716,574
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,163,854331,794
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.4%0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201722,6411,435
All firms, 201224,0331,627
Men-owned firms, 201213,054806
Women-owned firms, 20127,661553
Minority-owned firms, 20125,379397
Nonminority-owned firms, 201217,6821,158
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,239121
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201220,3111,431
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200712.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.1%22.0%
Population per square mile, 2010311.325.2
Land area in square miles, 2010895.60908.39

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lubbock county (TX) and Hockley county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.