LevellandTX
A town of 12,466, settled in 1921. A typical home worth about $147K.
Population
12,466
−6.6% since 2010
Typical home
$147K
−0.3% in a year
Household income
$58K
median
Jobs based here
5,907
Balanced
What makes Levelland stand out The 3 things Levelland does most differently from other towns.
College town
South Plains College calls Levelland home
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Housing
A typical Levelland home is worth about $147K The typical Levelland home is worth about $147,000, about the same as a year ago, 51% below the Texas typical home.
$147K Zillow home value
Typical home value Levelland $147K
Texas $299K
Market temperature
Balanced A balanced market Buyer’s Seller’s −0.3%
value change, 1 year
Work & commute
About one in three working residents works right in Levelland About one in 3 of Levelland’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lubbock (23%), Amarillo (2%) and Sundown (2%). Half commute less than 24 miles.
37% work in town
Where working residents work In Levelland 37%
Lubbock 23%
Amarillo 2%
Sundown 2%
Dallas 1%
24 mi
median commute distance
5,907
jobs based in Levelland
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Outdoors
2.6% of Levelland is conserved land 6.7 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves.
#126 for trails in TX
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 2.6%
conserved · 169 of 6,507 acres
6.7 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
#246
most conserved land in TX
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Levelland City Park 0.4 mi 104 2. Brashear Lake Park 0.3 mi 11 3. Northside City Park — 34
Health
Healthier than 20% of U.S. towns Levelland beats the Texas average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
C− Health Grade
26 measures vs. Texas
What stands out Levelland TX More older adults who have lost all their teeth 17.9% 12.5% More uninsured adults 26.6% 19.1% More adults with COPD 7.7% 5.7%
Covenant Hospital Levelland
0.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
30th
percentile among TX towns
Schools
Levelland’s public schools outperform 43% of Texas districts The public schools Levelland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
C+ School Grade
Safety
Less crime per resident than 30% of U.S. towns Levelland reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 70% report less.
C Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Levelland 3.6
Texas 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Levelland 7.9
Texas 18.1
U.S. 15.5
30th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
29th
percentile among TX towns
45
violent crimes reported in 2025
98
property crimes reported in 2025
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers Levelland has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
6″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 28–57°
Spring 45–76°
Summer 65–92°
Fall 47–74°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with tornadoes at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 45% of U.S. communities.
45 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
45 Moderate risk Lower Higher Tornadoes Hail Inland flooding
4
paid flood claims since 1986
3
federal disasters paid out here
1976 · Ford A9436 NLGRF photo contact sheet (1976-04-30)(Gerald Ford Library) · Wikimedia Commons
Levelland’s story
105 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
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Famous people from Levelland 6 notable people were born in Levelland.
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Levelland is a city in and the county seat of Hockley County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,652, down from 13,542 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Llano Estacado, 30 miles (48 km) west of Lubbock. Major industries include cotton farming and petroleum production. It is the home of South Plains College. Levelland was so named on account of the flat land at the town site.
From Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Established 1921
Population 12,652
Area 10 sq mi
Elevation 3,520 ft
ZIP code 79336, 79338
Area code 806 
