Lubbock–Plainview combined statistical area

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| subdivision_name2 = Lubbock

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| subdivision_name3 = Levelland
Slaton
Tahoka
Crosbyton
Plainview

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| population_rank = 157 in the U.S.

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The Lubbock–Plainview Combined Statistical Area consists of the Lubbock Metropolitan Area and the Plainview Micropolitan Area and comprises eight counties: (Cochran, Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lynn, and Lubbock) in the South Plains region of west Texas. The Levelland Micropolitan Statistical Area was a separate statistical area within the CSA until 2023 when it was added to the Lubbock MSA.{{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf|title=OMB Bulletin No. 23-01, Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of Delineations of These Areas|publisher=United States Office of Management and Budget|date=July 21, 2023|access-date=April 14, 2024}} In the 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 350,013, though a July 1, 2019 estimate placed the population at 381,664.{{cite web | url = http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2015/GCTPEPANNR.US41PR | title = Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015 | format = CSV | work = 2015 Population Estimates | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | year = 2016 | accessdate = 2016-04-27 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20200213005001/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2015/GCTPEPANNR.US41PR | archive-date = February 13, 2020 | url-status = dead }} The CSA's principal city is Lubbock.

Counties

Communities

=Places with more than 150,000 people=

Lubbock (Principal city)

= Places with 15,000 to 25,000 people =

Plainview

=Places with 5,000 to 15,000 people=

=Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people=

=Places with less than 1,000 people=

=Unincorporated places=

= Ghost town =

Hale City

Demographics

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 272,416 people, 103,022 households, and 68,092 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 74.03% White, 7.24% African American, 0.60% Native American, 1.17% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 14.94% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28.83% of the population.

The median income for a household in the CSA was $29,684 and the median income for a family was $35,415. Males had a median income of $27,824 versus $19,830 for females. The per capita income for the CSA was $15,597.