Lubbock, TX

1950‑1959:		Lubbock, TX SMA
1959‑1983:		Lubbock, TX SMSA
1983‑2003:		Lubbock, TX MSA
2003‑2006:		Lubbock, TX Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Crosby County, TX	9,582	10,347	9,085	8,859	7,304	7,072	6,636

Lubbock County, TX	101,048	156,271	179,295	211,651	222,636	242,628	252,338



Total	101,048	156,271	179,295	211,651	222,636	242,628	258,974
Percent Change	-	54.7%	14.7%	18.0%	5.2%	9.0%	6.7%



Total (as currently defined)	110,630	166,618	188,380	220,510	229,940	249,700	258,974
Percent Change	-	50.6%	13.1%	17.1%	4.3%	8.6%	3.7%

Timeline

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Component

Crosby County, TX

Lubbock County, TX

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Lubbock, TX	71,747	*	128,691	*	149,101	*	173,979	*	186,206	*	199,564	*	209,737	*



Total	71,747		128,691		149,101		173,979		186,206		199,564		209,737
Metro	101,048		156,271		179,295		211,651		222,636		242,628		258,974
Percent	71.0%		82.4%		83.2%		82.2%		83.6%		82.3%		81.0%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Lubbock, TX

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			76,783	76.0%
		UA Population		0	0.0%
	Rural Population			24,265	24.0%

	Inside Central Cities			71,747	71.0%
	Outside Central Cities			29,301	29.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			101,048	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	none


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			135,857	86.9%
		UA Population		129,289	82.7%
	Rural Population			20,414	13.1%

	Inside Central Cities			128,691	82.4%
	Outside Central Cities			27,580	17.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			156,271	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Lubbock, TX		129,289	129,289	100.0%

	Total			129,289


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			159,967	89.2%
		UA Population		150,135	83.7%
	Rural Population			19,328	10.8%

	Inside Central Cities			149,101	83.2%
	Outside Central Cities			30,194	16.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			179,295	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Lubbock, TX		150,135	150,135	100.0%

	Total			150,135


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			182,982	86.5%
		UA Population		175,479	82.9%
	Rural Population			28,669	13.5%

	Inside Central Cities			173,979	82.2%
	Outside Central Cities			37,672	17.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			211,651	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Lubbock, TX		175,479	175,479	100.0%

	Total			175,479


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			194,572	87.4%
		UA Population		187,906	84.4%
	Rural Population			28,064	12.6%

	Inside Central Cities			186,206	83.6%
	Outside Central Cities			36,430	16.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			222,636	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Lubbock, TX		187,906	187,906	100.0%

	Total			187,906


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			212,278	85.0%
		UA Population		202,225	81.0%
	Rural Population			37,422	15.0%

	Inside Principal Cities			199,564	79.9%
	Outside Principal Cities			50,136	20.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			249,700	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Lubbock, TX		202,225	202,225	100.0%

	Total			202,225


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Lubbock, TX SMA
-		Lubbock County, TX included as original SMA component
-		Lubbock, TX designated as original central city of new SMA


Jun 2003



-		Crosby County, TX added

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