Lubbock metropolitan area

The Lubbock metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the South Plains region of West Texas, United States, that covers three counties – Crosby, Lubbock, and Lynn. As of the 2010 census, the Lubbock MSA had a population of 290,805, though a 2019 estimate placed the population at 322,257, which ranks it the 157th-most populated MSA in the United States. It is also part of the larger Lubbock–Plainview combined statistical area.

Places with more than 150,000 people

 * Lubbock (Principal city)

Places with 15,000 to 25,000 people

 * Plainview

Places with 5,000 to 15,000 people

 * Levelland
 * Slaton
 * Wolfforth

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people

 * Abernathy
 * Anton
 * Crosbyton
 * Hale Center
 * Idalou
 * Lorenzo
 * Petersburg
 * Ralls
 * Ransom Canyon
 * Shallowater
 * Sundown
 * Tahoka

Places with less than 1,000 people

 * Buffalo Springs
 * New Deal
 * New Home
 * O'Donnell
 * Opdyke West
 * Reese Center
 * Ropesville
 * Smyer
 * Wilson

Unincorporated places

 * Acuff
 * Cone
 * Cotton Center
 * Grassland
 * Roosevelt
 * Slide
 * Wayside
 * Whitharral
 * Woodrow

Ghost town

 * Hale City

Demographics
As of the census of 2020, 321,368 people, 120,841 households, and 73,302 families lived in the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 61.8% White (49.8% non-Hispanic Whites), 8.1% African American, 1.0% Native American, 3.0% Asian, 11.68% from other races, and 13.9% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 35.6% of the population.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the MSA was $28,984 and for a family was $35,479. Males had a median income of $26,868 versus $19,410 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $15,884.