ZIP 79416 · Lubbock
Who lives in ZIP code 79416 (Lubbock, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lubbock, TX · Lubbock County
uszips 2026
People36,442
Median age29.6
Household income$63,896
Home value$213,459
Median rent$1,285/mo
Poverty19.5%
College degree+37.6%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lubbock, TX
- Wider region
- Lubbock-Plainview, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 438 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,061
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.4% are 65 or older; 77.3% are adults.
Household income
28.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,106.
Education (adults 25+)
45.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
34.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.3%
- Never married
- 38.8%
- Divorced
- 12.9%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 53.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 48.5%
- Rent burden
- 34.7%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 11.2%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.2%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 14.3%
- No health insurance
- 9.5%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.