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Lubbock, TX MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 8,977
  equals Births 21,062
  less Deaths 12,085
Net Migration 9,619
  equals net International Migration 2,258
  plus net Domestic Migration 7,361

The population of the Lubbock, TX MSA changed from 292,203 on 2010 to 311,154 in 2015 -- a change of 18,951 (6.49%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (9,619) exceeded natural change (8,977); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Lubbock, TX MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Crosby County, TX48107P0000001 6,045 6,085 6,096 5,988 5,888 5,977 -68 -1.12
Lubbock County, TX48303P0000001 280,256 283,420 286,098 289,899 295,039 299,453 19,197 6.85
Lynn County, TX48305P0000001 5,902 5,879 5,773 5,693 5,753 5,724 -178 -3.02
Total P0000001 292,203 295,384 297,967 301,580 306,680 311,154 18,951 6.49
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Crosby County, TX48107B0000001 80 90 72 64 64 65 355 
Lubbock County, TX48303B0000001 4,312 3,952 3,850 3,970 4,273 4,268 20,313 
Lynn County, TX48305B0000001 88 71 81 77 84 81 394 
Total B0000001 4,480 4,113 4,003 4,111 4,421 4,414 21,062 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Crosby County, TX48107D0000001 160 72 67 60 52 68 319 
Lubbock County, TX48303D0000001 1,988 2,216 2,199 2,296 2,365 2,442 11,518 
Lynn County, TX48305D0000001 12 53 60 66 34 35 248 
Total D0000001 2,160 2,341 2,326 2,422 2,451 2,545 12,085 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Crosby County, TX48107NC000001 -80 18 5 4 12 -3 36 
Lubbock County, TX48303NC000001 2,324 1,736 1,651 1,674 1,908 1,826 8,795 
Lynn County, TX48305NC000001 76 18 21 11 50 46 146 
Total NC000001 2,320 1,772 1,677 1,689 1,970 1,869 8,977 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Crosby County, TX48107MI000001 0 3 3 3 3 3 15 
Lubbock County, TX48303MI000001 368 379 402 444 513 515 2,253 
Lynn County, TX48305MI000001 0 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -10 
Total MI000001 368 380 403 445 514 516 2,258 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Crosby County, TX48107MD000001 36 13 3 -113 -110 89 -118 
Lubbock County, TX48303MD000001 2,824 1,061 636 1,567 2,625 1,903 7,792 
Lynn County, TX48305MD000001 -120 -38 -124 -77 -9 -65 -313 
Total MD000001 2,740 1,036 515 1,377 2,506 1,927 7,361 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Crosby County, TX48107MN000001 36 16 6 -110 -107 92 -103 
Lubbock County, TX48303MN000001 3,192 1,440 1,038 2,011 3,138 2,418 10,045 
Lynn County, TX48305MN000001 -120 -40 -126 -79 -11 -67 -323 
Total MN000001 3,108 1,416 918 1,822 3,020 2,443 9,619 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Crosby County, TX48107GQ000001 62 60 62 67 62 62 0 0.00
Lubbock County, TX48303GQ000001 11,033 10,708 11,041 11,408 12,355 12,352 1,319 11.96
Lynn County, TX48305GQ000001 42 43 43 43 43 43 1 2.38
Total GQ000001 11,137 10,811 11,146 11,518 12,460 12,457 1,320 11.85

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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