| Lubbock metropolitan area | |
| Official Name: | Lubbock, TX MSA |
| Settlement Type: | Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Map Alt: | Map of Lubbock Metropolitan Area |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | Largest city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lubbock |
| Subdivision Type3: | Other cities |
| Subdivision Name3: | Levelland Slaton Tahoka Crosbyton Plainview |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Population Total: | 322,257 |
| Population Rank: | 157 in the U.S. |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
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,[1] which ranks it the 157th-most populated MSA in the United States. It is also part of the larger Lubbock–Plainview combined statistical area.
As of the census[2] [3] of 2020, 321,368 people, 120,841 households, and73,302 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.