It should come to no one’s surprise that Lubbock is on the younger end when it comes to average age. We can thank our friendly neighborhood Texas Tech for that. But when you put Lubbock up against the other 1,224 cities in the state, how do we match up to the larger contributors like Austin or Houston?
Everything’s Bigger in Texas… Including the City Populations
Lubbock sneaks in the top 10 largest Texas cities by population at number 10 with roughly 258,190 . Way to go Lubbock! That is, until you see the rest on the list.
You’ve got Plano, Arlington and Corpus Christi in the next three spots all under 400k, but then you get to the top five:
- #5. Fort Worth – 924,663
- #4. Austin – 958,202
- #3. Dallas – 1,300,642
- #2. San Antonio – 1,445,662
- #1. Houston – 2,296,253
Texas’ Youngest Cities, It’s Time to Grow Up
Now, we take a look at the youngest cities in Texas, according to Zip Atlas. The largest city in the state by population, Houston, has an average age of 33.9 . Then, the Big D has a median age of 33.1 .
These still don’t beat Lubbock’s average age of citizens at 30 years. We’re just a city of young bucks, I guess. That’s right, at 30 years old for the average Lubbockite, the city ranks 260 out of all 1,225 cities in order of youngest average age.
Youngest vs. Oldest: Texas City Edition
What is the youngest Texas city on record? Well, technically that’s the unincorporated town of Ranchitos Del Norte in Starr County, but one of the youngest formal Texas cities is Palmer, with an average age of 18.5 years old …