ZIP 79407 · Lubbock
Who lives in ZIP code 79407 (Lubbock, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lubbock, TX · Hockley County
uszips 2026
People24,000
Median age29.5
Household income$61,509
Home value$189,216
Median rent$1,156/mo
Poverty16.2%
College degree+38.0%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lubbock, TX
- Wider region
- Lubbock-Plainview, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 122 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,432
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.0% are 65 or older; 82.4% are adults.
Household income
28.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,686.
Education (adults 25+)
46.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
30.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.9%
- Never married
- 44.0%
- Divorced
- 10.2%
- Widowed
- 4.8%
- Family size
- 2.80
- Dual-income families
- 57.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 47.2%
- Rent burden
- 32.8%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 12.7%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.0%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 14.7%
- No health insurance
- 16.1%
- Limited English
- 2.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.