Warren and Myrta Bacon House · Photo: Robert Lawton · CC BY-SA 2.5Lubbock spent less per resident in 2022 than 75% of similar cities
Lubbock’s city government spent $286 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,084 per resident. Water and other utilities ($321.4 million) and the airport ($15.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lubbock is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$962 per resident in 2022: less than 75% of them
Lubbock’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($962 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 24 Texas cities of 250,000–499,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,166, and the middle half spent $955–$1,413. Lubbock spent less than 75% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($42.1 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of 250,000–499,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Lubbock itself left out).
About $1,084 per resident a year, or $2.97 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 26%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 13% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Lubbock reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $962 · 2023: $1,048 · 2024: $1,084.
full-time in March 2025, down from 2,422 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,333 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.57% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Lubbock’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Lubbock’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lubbock →
Who’s in charge in Lubbock
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lubbock’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on ci.lubbock.tx.us ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 111 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (263,930).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,031 per pupil, $7,785 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
Frenship Independent School District · $10,289 per pupil
Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District · $11,210 per pupil
Idalou Independent School District · $12,768 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Lubbock’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lubbock alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lubbock County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.2%86,547 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.7%37,148 votesOthers: 1.1% (1,343 votes).
Most votes in Lubbock County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Lubbock lies in Lubbock County. Every 2024 race in Lubbock County is on the county’s page.
Lubbock County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Lubbock.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: ci.lubbock.tx.us ↗
- 2Texas HouseLubbock is split between 2 districts
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Lubbock’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lubbock’s government
How much does Lubbock spend per resident?
About $1,084 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $962 was less than 75% of 24 Texas cities of 250,000–499,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Lubbock?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,333 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.57% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ci.lubbock.tx.us.
Who runs Lubbock’s government?
See ci.lubbock.tx.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lubbock yet.
How did Lubbock vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lubbock alone. Lubbock County, where 100% of Lubbock lies, voted Trump 69.2%, Harris 29.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Lubbock?
2,372 full-time and 142 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $15.0M (about $179.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Lubbock in the state legislature?
Lubbock is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Texas Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 28 (Charles Perry). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lubbock’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →