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Levelland is a city in Hockley County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 12,866. It is the county seat of Hockley County . It is located on the Llano Estacado, west of Lubbock. Major industries include cotton farming and petroleum production. It is the home of South Plains College. Levelland is the principal city of the Levelland Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Hockley County and part of the larger Lubbock-Levelland Combined Statistical Area. Levelland is famous as the site of a well-publicized series of UFO sightings in November 1957. Several motorists driving on various highways around Levelland claimed to see a large, egg-shaped object which emitted a blue glow and caused their automobiles to shut off. In most cases the object was sitting either on the highway or close to it. When the object took off, the vehicles would restart and work normally. Among witnesses were Weir Clem, Levelland's sheriff, and Ray Jones, the...more

Among the most common occupations in Levelland are Management, professional, and related occupations, 24%; Sales and office occupations, 23%; and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 68 percent of workers in Levelland, Texas work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Levelland, Texas are Educational, health and social services, 25%; Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining, 17%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Levelland job listings indicate that the following industries in Levelland are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Levelland, Texas is $24,921, and the median income of households in Levelland was $28,820.

According to our Levelland Trends data, the number of Levelland, Texas jobs has decreased by 13% since October 2011.

Population of Levelland Total population 12,866 Male 48.17% Female 51.83% Median age 32.7     Levelland Housing Owner-occupied homes 71.5% Median cost of a home $50,600 Median mortgage payment $449 Renter-occupied homes 28.5% Vacant housing 11.8% Median monthly rent $428     Average Income Median for all male full-time $29,800 Median for all female full-time $20,042     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 19% $35,000 to $49,999 14% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 16% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17% High school graduate 25% Some college, no degree 20% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 24% Currently married 56% Separated 2% Widowed 8% Divorced 9%     Race White 72% Black or African American 5% Asian 0% Other 22%     Levelland Commute Carpool 17.9% Public transportation 0.4% Average travel time 21 minutes