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Hurst

Texas · 38,974 residents (2025 est.) · 9.96 sq mi
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Hurst is home to 39,861 people in Texas. There are 4,001 people per square mile. 58% of homes are owner-occupied. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $315,200. Median household income is $72,210, under the $82,259 national median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 77%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
39,861
+10%since 2000
from 36,273 in 2000
38,974 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,001 / sq mi
+4%since 2009
from 3,848 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.8
+3%since 2000
from 36.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
9.96 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
33K35K37K39K41K19902000201020202024Hurst
202440K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(2,174)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(2,223)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(2,590)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.7%(2,678)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(2,805)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.2%(5,273)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.6%(5,805)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.6%(4,239)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.6%(5,034)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410%(3,967)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(2,147)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(926)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,210
−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $50,369 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,832
+63%since 2000
from $23,247 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.0%
+14.0 ptssince 2009
from 34.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.6%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 6.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.417
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.418 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information15.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance11.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical11.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade6.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade5.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$315,200
+77%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $97,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,358
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $632 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
58.0%
−8.1 ptssince 2000
from 66.1% in 2000
42.0% rent
Vacancy rate
6.1%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.51 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.60 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
24.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 25.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.4
+72%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
59
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic80.8%(29,320)
Black4%(1,447)
Hispanic / Latino11%(3,999)
Asian1.8%(658)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic55.4%(22,070)
Black9.8%(3,912)
Hispanic / Latino25.8%(10,304)
Asian3.5%(1,386)
Other5.5%(2,189)
Diversity Score
77
+42%since 2009
from 54 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican16.3%(6,500)
Central American3.3%(1,335)
Salvadoran1.6%(650)
Puerto Rican1.2%(468)
Venezuelan0.9%(364)
Cuban0.8%(310)
Honduran0.8%(310)
Guatemalan0.5%(183)
Nicaraguan0.3%(134)
Dominican0.3%(110)
Colombian0.3%(102)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.2%(87)
Ecuadorian0.2%(62)
Costa Rican0.1%(48)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.1%(439)
Vietnamese0.8%(328)
Filipino0.4%(170)
Korean0.4%(142)
Nepalese0.2%(74)
Burmese0.1%(57)
Chinese0.1%(51)
Thai0.1%(42)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(61)
Samoan0.1%(50)
Guamanian0.1%(46)
Ancestry
English12.4%(4,941)
German10.6%(4,232)
Irish7.9%(3,131)
American3.8%(1,503)
Scottish2.5%(979)
French1.5%(611)
Italian1.5%(579)
Polish1.1%(447)
Arab1.1%(421)
Welsh1%(394)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(358)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
Brazilian0.8%(338)
Norwegian0.8%(338)
Dutch0.8%(330)
British0.8%(305)
Swedish0.7%(289)
Czech0.5%(209)
Swiss0.4%(150)
Moroccan0.4%(145)
Ethiopian0.3%(111)
Hungarian0.3%(102)
Romanian0.2%(99)
Portuguese0.2%(98)
Greek0.2%(94)
Canadian0.2%(88)
Austrian0.2%(74)
Croatian0.2%(67)
Russian0.2%(67)
Ukrainian0.2%(64)
Palestinian0.1%(57)
Slovak0.1%(52)
West Indian0.1%(43)
Nigerian0.1%(38)
Lithuanian0.1%(34)
Slovene0.1%(25)
Kenyan0.1%(24)
Jordanian0.1%(20)
Lebanese0%(19)
Belgian0%(19)
Egyptian0%(17)
Jamaican0%(16)
Danish0%(15)
Iraqi0%(11)
Latvian0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.6%
+10.2 ptssince 2000
from 24.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 87.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.8%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 6.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.5 min
+42%since 2000
from 17.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.2%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 81.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.0%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.6%
+10.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.8%
−4.6 ptssince 2011
from 7.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2011
from 67.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 76.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
37.9%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.0%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
52.0%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
14.9%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.9%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2012
from 11.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
17.4%
−3.3 ptssince 2013
from 20.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.4%
+8.3 ptssince 2017
from 83.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 95.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.4%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 86.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
75.0%
−4.4 ptssince 2016
from 79.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
19.1%
+2.9 ptssince 2016
from 16.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.9%(4,938)
Married55.1%(8,536)
Widowed3.9%(604)
Divorced9.2%(1,418)
Women 15+
Never married30.7%(5,332)
Married47.5%(8,249)
Widowed9%(1,562)
Divorced12.9%(2,235)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
17.4%
−3.3 ptssince 2013
from 20.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 53.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 13.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
10.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 65.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 29.9% 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)23.1%(572)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.4%(232)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.2%(873)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(124)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(19)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,481 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Hurst, Texas?

Hurst, Texas has about 39,861 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Hurst, Texas?

The typical household in Hurst, Texas earns about $72,210 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Hurst, Texas expensive?

In Hurst, Texas, the median home is worth about $315,200, and the typical rent is about $1,358 a month.

How educated are people in Hurst, Texas?

About 34.6% of adults age 25 and over in Hurst, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Hurst, Texas?

About 10.6% of people in Hurst, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Hurst, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Hurst, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 6,287 residents, a change of about 19 percent over that period.

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