Housing market/Texas/ZIP 79416
ZIP 79416 Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · Texas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 79416 · TX
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 79416 — Lubbock, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 79416
- 1-unit detached9,26757.7%
- 1-unit attached7034.4%
- 2–4 units1,4929.3%
- 5–49 units3,27320.4%
- 50+ units7454.6%
- Mobile5823.6%
2–4 unit share 9.3% · 5–49 unit share 20.3% · combined 2–49 29.6%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,269 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,056.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 48.0%; ≥50% 26.9%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,360 (1.072× ACS median gross rent).
Population
36,461 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +7.9%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 1 projects, 168 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 50 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 789 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 79416 51.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 9.7%; ACS median gross rent is $1,269; population increased +7.9% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,492 units in 2–4-unit structures and 3,273 units in 5–49-unit structures; 1 LIHTC projects totaling 168 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,360 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,269. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Texas research
ZIP 79416 is a Census / HUD profile for Lubbock, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 79416 — Lubbock, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Texas ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Texas research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 79416?
ZIP 79416 (Lubbock, TX HUD Metro FMR Area) has 36,461 residents, 14,528 households, a renter share of 51.7%, median household income of $65,200, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,269. Vacancy is 9.7%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 79416?
ACS counts 621 units in 2-unit buildings, 871 in 3–4 unit buildings, 781 in 5–9, 1,915 in 10–19, and 577 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 4,765 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 79416?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,360. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 79416 — Lubbock, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 79416 is Census / HUD research for Lubbock, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Texas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.