ZIP 79424 · Lubbock
Who lives in ZIP code 79424 (Lubbock, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lubbock, TX · Lubbock County
uszips 2026
People53,478
Median age39.4
Household income$97,231
Home value$296,356
Median rent$1,218/mo
Poverty9.1%
College degree+46.3%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lubbock, TX
- Wider region
- Lubbock-Plainview, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 496 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 22,084
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.3% are 65 or older; 74.9% are adults.
Household income
48.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $50,954.
Education (adults 25+)
35.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
22.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.9%
- Never married
- 26.1%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 60.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.0%
- Rent burden
- 30.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.2%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 17.5%
- Farmers
- 1.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 30.8%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 10.6%
- No health insurance
- 9.6%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.