Lubbock County, Texas

Lubbock County is a located in the  of. In 2000, the population was 242,628. Its is. Lubbock is named for, a colonel and  (some sources give his first name as Thompson).

Lubbock County, along with neighboring, form the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,333 (901 ). 2,330 km² (899 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.13%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 242,628 people, 92,516 households, and 60,135 families residing in the county. The was 104/km² (270/sq mi). There were 100,595 housing units at an average density of 43/km² (112/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 74.30%, 7.67% or , 0.59% , 1.31% , 0.04% , 14.15% from , and 1.96% from two or more races. 27.45% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 92,516 households out of which 31.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.20% were living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.00% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 16.30% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 19.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,198, and the median income for a family was $41,067. Males had a median income of $29,961 versus $21,591 for females. The for the county was $17,323. About 12.00% of families and 17.80% of the population were below the, including 21.60% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over.