COMPARING TWO PLACES
Happy vs Hereford
PLACE A
Happy, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Hereford, Texas
Happy is 96% smaller than Hereford. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Hereford has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -11%).
HAPPYHEREFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population58414,976−96% vs Hereford
Population density5502,368−1,818
Population growth-11.2%-2.6%−8.6 pts
Median age25.829.4−3.6
Male50.7%50.5%+0.2 pts
Female49.3%49.5%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born5.3%17.4%−12.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.9%13.7%+56.1 pts
Black0.5%1.0%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino27.7%84.5%−56.8 pts
Asian0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Other1.5%0.8%+0.8 pts
Median household income$55,313$56,868−$1,555
Per capita income$20,172$23,802−$3,630
Poverty rate29.2%15.7%+13.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.405−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%8.4%+18.1 pts
Graduate degree14.0%2.5%+11.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%4.1%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation60.9%67.3%−6.4 pts
Median home value$91,800$109,700−$17,900
Median gross rent$1,102$953+$149
Owner-occupied82.7%66.4%+16.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.0%11.8%+13.2 pts
Rent-burdened households84.6%36.4%+48.2 pts
Average commute24.415.9+8.5
Worked from home23.6%2.3%+21.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured40.5%21.8%+18.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025