The Lubbock metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the South Plains region of West Texas, United States, that covers three counties – Crosby, Lubbock, and Lynn. As of the 2010 census, the Lubbock MSA had a population of 290,805, though a 2019 estimate placed the population at 322,257,[1] which ranks it the 157th-most populated MSA in the United States. It is also part of the larger Lubbock–Plainview combined statistical area.
Lubbock metropolitan area | |
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| Lubbock, TX MSA | |
 Downtown Lubbock in 2013 | |
 Interactive Map of Lubbock–Plainview, TX CSA | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Largest city | Lubbock |
| Other cities | Levelland Slaton Tahoka Crosbyton Plainview |
| Population | |
| • Total | 322,257 |
| • Rank | 157 in the U.S. |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Communities
Places with more than 150,000 people
- Lubbock (Principal city)
Places with 15,000 to 25,000 people
Places with 5,000 to 15,000 people
Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people
Places with less than 1,000 people
Unincorporated places
Ghost town
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,098 | — | |
| 1910 | 7,102 | 546.8% | |
| 1920 | 21,931 | 208.8% | |
| 1930 | 62,499 | 185.0% | |
| 1940 | 73,759 | 18.0% | |
| 1950 | 121,660 | 64.9% | |
| 1960 | 177,532 | 45.9% | |
| 1970 | 197,487 | 11.2% | |
| 1980 | 229,115 | 16.0% | |
| 1990 | 236,698 | 3.3% | |
| 2000 | 249,700 | 5.5% | |
| 2010 | 284,890 | 14.1% | |
| 2020 | 321,368 | 12.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2] 1900–1990[3] | |||
As of the census[5][6] of 2020, 321,368 people, 120,841 households, and73,302 families lived in the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 61.8% White (49.8% non-Hispanic Whites), 8.1% African American, 1.0% Native American, 3.0% Asian, 11.68% from other races, and 13.9% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 35.6% of the population.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the MSA was $28,984 and for a family was $35,479. Males had a median income of $26,868 versus $19,410 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $15,884.