Lubbock County, Texas


Lubbock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 278,831. Its county seat is Lubbock. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1891. It is named for Thomas Saltus Lubbock, a Confederate colonel and Texas Ranger.
Lubbock County, along with Crosby County, and Lynn County, is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Lubbock MSA and Levelland Micropolitan Statistical Area, encompassing only Hockley County, form the larger Lubbock–Levelland Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which are land and are covered by water.

Major highways

As of the census of 2000, 242,628 people, 92,516 households, and 60,135 families resided in the county. The population density was 270 people per square mile. The 100,595 housing units averaged 112 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 74.30% White, 7.67% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 14.15% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. About 27.45% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 92,516 households, 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.20% were married couples living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.00% were not families. About 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the county, the population was distributed as 25.70% under the age of 18, 16.30% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 19.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,198, and for a family was $41,067. Males had a median income of $29,961 versus $21,591 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,323. About 12.00% of families and 17.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.60% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.

Elected leadership

County Elected LeadershipNameService
County JudgeCurtis Parrish2019 – present
County Commissioner Pct 1Bill McCay2005 – present
County Commissioner Pct 2Jason Corley2019 – present
County Commissioner Pct 3Gilbert Flores2017 – present
County Commissioner Pct 4Chad Seay2019 – present
District AttorneyK. Sunshine Stanek2018 – present
District ClerkBarbara Sucsy2003 – present
County ClerkKelly Pinon2007 – present
County SheriffKelly Rowe2009 – present
County Tax Assessor-collectorRonnie Keister2009 – present
County TreasurerChris Winn2015 – present

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