ZIP 79423 · Lubbock
Who lives in ZIP code 79423 (Lubbock, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lubbock, TX · Lubbock County
uszips 2026
People46,998
Median age34.4
Household income$84,933
Home value$233,022
Median rent$1,321/mo
Poverty10.5%
College degree+38.4%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lubbock, TX
- Wider region
- Lubbock-Plainview, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 283 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,151
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.9% are 65 or older; 72.7% are adults.
Household income
41.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,475.
Education (adults 25+)
38.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
30.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.8%
- Never married
- 29.1%
- Divorced
- 13.2%
- Widowed
- 4.9%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 62.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.2%
- Rent burden
- 28.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 72.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 14.6%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.0%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 11.8%
- No health insurance
- 14.8%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.