Lubbock

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#738

Global Rank

2.8

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
392K
GDP
$20B
GDP per capita
$50,162
Land area
4,909 km² (1,895 mi²)
Density
80/km² (207/mi²)

Primary city Lubbock

State / province Texas

Language English

Stands out, per personUniversities: high vs size peers

Lubbock metro area

33.57, -101.89
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

3 teams

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Lubbock, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

1993· 1993-04-04

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Lubbock, TX, since 1979. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
05010015020025030035019801990200020102020

One year
One year +2.3%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +24.7%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +43.4%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −6.3%
2009Q1 to 2012Q1

Languages of Lubbock

English first in Texas; 2 languages share it.

LanguageShare
English64.9%
Spanish28.1%
Vietnamese0.9%
Mandarin Chinese0.7%
Hindi0.4%
English reach, Texas
93%
Tier 1 census

Texas on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Lubbock

#116 by artist origin · combined 21.5 (US 3 / UK 3) · signature decade 1960s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Jimmy Dean, Buddy Holly, Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, Mac Davis, The Crickets

Number-one singles by Lubbock artists4

Screen of Lubbock

#601 by film pedigree · score 2.6 · 2 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Conrad Vernon, Johnny Sands

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#503

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, United States

#1997

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport

Lubbock • 4 - Regional