ZIP 79401 · Lubbock
Who lives in ZIP code 79401 (Lubbock, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lubbock, TX · Lubbock County
uszips 2026
People8,741
Median age23.4
Household income$26,980
Home value$117,440
Median rent$1,092/mo
Poverty49.3%
College degree+24.8%
Commute13 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lubbock, TX
- Wider region
- Lubbock-Plainview, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,341 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,906
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
3.9% are 65 or older; 94.4% are adults.
Household income
8.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $19,422.
Education (adults 25+)
44.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
38.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 15.2%
- Never married
- 74.0%
- Divorced
- 9.4%
- Widowed
- 1.3%
- Family size
- 2.58
- Dual-income families
- 44.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 8.9%
- Rent burden
- 54.1%
- Men / women
- 59% / 41%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 9.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 3.9%
- Veterans
- 4.3%
- With a disability
- 9.6%
- No health insurance
- 15.5%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.