CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hitchcock

Texas · 5,868 residents · 60.4 sq mi

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Hitchcock is a city of 5,868 people in Texas. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $41,500. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 23.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Texas median by roughly 20%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,868

−8%vs 2000

vs 6,386 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

60.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(444)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(555)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(384)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(436)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(265)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(895)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(726)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(627)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.8%(690)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(565)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(221)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(60)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,552

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,848 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,184

−32%vs 2000

vs $14,964 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.3%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,500

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$330

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $440 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.4%

+6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

24.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic52.3%(3,343)

Black32.7%(2,089)

Hispanic / Latino13.7%(877)

Asian0.2%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.8%(3,566)

Black34.7%(2,038)

Hispanic / Latino11.4%(668)

Asian0%(0)

Other4.5%(264)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican27.6%(2,087)

South American2.1%(158)

Ecuadorian2.1%(158)

Puerto Rican0.3%(26)

Central American0.2%(17)

Costa Rican0.2%(17)

Asian origin

Japanese0.2%(13)

Filipino0.2%(12)

Vietnamese0.1%(11)

Ancestry

English11.7%(883)

Irish7.9%(599)

German7.5%(568)

French3.3%(251)

American3.1%(235)

Italian2%(150)

Scottish1%(77)

Welsh1%(76)

Czech0.7%(56)

Arab0.6%(43)

Swedish0.5%(37)

French Canadian0.3%(22)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian0.2%(18)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(16)

West Indian0.2%(14)

Jamaican0.2%(14)

Finnish0.1%(9)

Subsaharan African0.1%(9)

Dutch0.1%(8)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Greek0.1%(7)

Syrian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.2%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 18.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.1%(822)

Married54.3%(1,436)

Widowed3.7%(98)

Divorced10.9%(287)

Women 15+

Never married29.1%(852)

Married47.3%(1,382)

Widowed10.7%(313)

Divorced12.9%(377)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.0%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 25.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.3%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.9%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.1%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.8%

−8.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.1%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)41.9%(175)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.3%(85)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.5%(190)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 418 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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