South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX

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    US Senator
    N/AJohn Cornyn
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    N/ATed Cruz
    Republican Party
    2024 Employed Population
    77,889
    0.543% 1-year decline

    About

    N/A of the households in South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX borders South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Outer) PUMA, TX.

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    Economy

    Employment

    Occupations

    77.9k
    2024 Value
    −0.543%
    1 Year decline
    ± −0.543%

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX.

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    Industries

    Employment by Industries

    77.9k
    2024 Value
    −0.543%
    1 Year decline
    ± −0.543%

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    4.59%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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    Civics

    John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Texas

    N/AJohn Cornyn
    Senator from Texas2
    Assumed office on December 2, 2002
    Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
    N/ATed Cruz
    Senator from Texas1
    Assumed office on January 3, 2013

    John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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    Education

    Completions

    Concentrations

    In 2024, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

    This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX according to their major.

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    Housing & Living

    Equity

    Wage Distribution

    0.463
    2024 Wage GINI in South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX
    0.457
    2023 Wage GINI in South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX

    In 2024, the income inequality in South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.47% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

    This chart shows the number of workers in South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (75.1%)
    2. Carpooled (12.2%)
    3. Worked At Home (6.85%)

    In 2024, 75.1% of workers in South Plains Association of Governments--Lubbock County, Lubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.2%) and those who worked at home (6.85%).

    The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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    Poverty