Levelland, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population

12,466

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.1

2.63% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.5%

12.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$58,000

11.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$140,400

11.3% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

5,675

2.86% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Levelland, 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.

93.1% of the residents in Levelland, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Levelland, TX are South Plains College (1,779 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Levelland, TX was $140,400, and the homeownership rate was 66.7%.

Most people in Levelland, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Levelland, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Levelland, TX is home to a population of 12.5k people, from which 93.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.94% of Levelland, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.24k people).

In 2024, there were 1.33 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.54k people) in Levelland, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.42k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2.13k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.1%

2024 Citizenship

93.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.1% of Levelland, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Levelland, TX was 93.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Levelland, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Levelland, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.54k ± 364
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.42k ± 537
White (Hispanic)
2.13k ± 452

58.8%

Hispanic Population

7.33k people

58.8% of the people in Levelland, TX are hispanic (7.33k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Levelland, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
El Salvador
221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

Foreign-Born Population

9.94%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.24k people

9.48%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.19k people

As of 2024, 9.94% of Levelland, TX residents (1.24k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Levelland, TX was 9.48%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Levelland, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
125 ± 68
Gulf War (2001-)
111 ± 95
Korea
20 ± 32

Levelland, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Levelland, TX.

Economy

The economy of Levelland, TX employs 5.68k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Levelland, TX were Educational Services (840 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (778 people), and Retail Trade (682 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($138,313), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,784), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($65,363).

Employment

Occupations

5.68k

2024 Value

± 565

2.86%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Levelland, TX grew at a rate of 2.86%, from 5.52k employees to 5.68k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Levelland, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (513 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (512 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (489 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Levelland, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.68k

2024 Value

± 565

2.86%

1 Year growth

± 13.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Levelland, TX grew at a rate of 2.86%, from 5.52k employees to 5.68k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Levelland, TX, are Educational Services (840 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (778 people), and Retail Trade (682 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Levelland, TX, though some of these residents may live in Levelland, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,736

Median earning men ± $7,784

$29,316

Median earning women ± $3,640

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($120,083), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,784), and Information ($59,505).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($46,125), Public Administration ($40,188), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,420).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

Y-Axis

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.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Levelland, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

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.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Levelland, TX awarded 1,779 degrees. The student population of Levelland, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 3,551 male students and 5,315 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Levelland, TX are Hispanic or Latino (918 and 52%), White (675 and 38.3%), Black or African American (122 and 6.92%), and Asian (25 and 1.42%).

The largest universities in Levelland, TX by number of degrees awarded are South Plains College (1,779 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Levelland, TX are General Studies (386 and 21.7%), General Business Administration & Management (114 and 6.41%), and Registered Nursing (106 and 5.96%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 8,866 students enrolled in Levelland, TX, 40.1% men and 59.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 4,684 records, of which 62.7% were women and 37.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
386 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
106 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
79 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Levelland, TX was General Studies with 386 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Levelland, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

South Plains College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,779 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was South Plains College with 1,779 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 745 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Levelland, TX, which is 0.721 times less than the 1,034 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 918 degrees mean that there were 1.36 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 675 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,568) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,885) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,186) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Levelland, TX was $140,400 in 2024, which is 0.422 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $126,200 to $140,400, a 11.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Levelland, TX is 66.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Levelland, TX have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Levelland, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$140,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,195

$3,077

Median Property Taxes

±$352

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Levelland, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Levelland, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.7%

Homeownership

2024

60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.7% of the housing units in Levelland, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Levelland, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,000

Median Household Income

± $13,826

4.61k

Number of Households

± 473

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.61k households in Levelland, TX grew to $58,000 from the previous year's value of $51,847.

The following chart displays the households in Levelland, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Levelland, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.8%)
Carpooled (10.5%)
Worked At Home (4.3%)

In 2024, 82.8% of workers in Levelland, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.5%) and those who worked at home (4.3%).

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.

Commute Time

21.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Levelland, TX have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.82% of the workforce in Levelland, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Levelland, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Levelland, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Levelland, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Levelland, TX (1.85k out of 11.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Levelland, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

79.9% of the population of Levelland, TX has health coverage, with 43% on employee plans, 17.6% on Medicaid, 10.5% on Medicare, 7.78% on non-group plans, and 1.09% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.2% under 18 years, 23.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

20.1%

Uninsured

43%

Employer Coverage

17.6%

Medicaid

10.5%

Medicare

7.78%

Non-Group

1.09%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Levelland, TX grew by 8.38% from 18.5% to 20.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Levelland, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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