COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS
Hays County
Texas · 65,614 residents · 676.852 sq mi
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Hays County has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $25,492. Population has fallen 33% since 2000, a loss of 31,975 residents. Median home value is $80,400. At a median age of 26.7, residents skew younger than the country as a whole. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, well above the US average, yet household income trails the national figure — a profile common to graduate-student tracts and academic hubs.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Younger
median age 26.7
US median: 33.0
More educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
More affordable
home values down 9%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024269K
Age distribution, 1990
Under 56.5%(4,294)
5 to 97%(4,604)
10 to 147%(4,579)
15 to 1911.1%(7,252)
20 to 2415.8%(10,356)
25 to 3416%(10,530)
35 to 4414.5%(9,539)
45 to 548.4%(5,530)
55 to 645.8%(3,810)
65 to 744.6%(3,041)
75 to 842.4%(1,542)
85 and over0.8%(537)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$25,492
−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $45,006 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$80,400
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $116,700 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic64.5%(62,945)
Black3.5%(3,448)
Hispanic / Latino29.6%(28,859)
Asian0.8%(740)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic84.5%(55,475)
Black3.4%(2,223)
Hispanic / Latino27.6%(18,093)
Asian0.6%(368)
Other11.5%(7,548)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican32%(85,988)
Central American2.2%(6,039)
South American0.9%(2,364)
Puerto Rican0.8%(2,249)
Honduran0.7%(1,753)
Nicaraguan0.6%(1,585)
Salvadoran0.6%(1,575)
Spaniard0.6%(1,482)
Cuban0.3%(896)
Colombian0.3%(786)
Venezuelan0.2%(663)
Guatemalan0.2%(570)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.2%(508)
Peruvian0.1%(327)
Bolivian0.1%(290)
Costa Rican0.1%(262)
Panamanian0.1%(259)
Argentine0%(123)
Chilean0%(79)
Ecuadorian0%(75)
Paraguayan0%(21)
Asian origin
Filipino0.5%(1,404)
Asian Indian0.5%(1,288)
Chinese0.3%(743)
Bangladeshi0.2%(526)
Vietnamese0.2%(423)
Korean0.2%(406)
Nepalese0.1%(137)
Japanese0%(108)
Cambodian0%(78)
Taiwanese0%(49)
Indonesian0%(47)
Pakistani0%(45)
Ancestry
German13.1%(35,093)
English11.1%(29,746)
Irish8.8%(23,562)
American3.2%(8,562)
Italian3%(7,986)
Scottish2.3%(6,304)
French2.1%(5,646)
Polish1.4%(3,641)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(2,893)
Czech1%(2,647)
Norwegian0.8%(2,240)
Subsaharan African0.8%(2,178)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.8%(2,176)
Dutch0.6%(1,608)
British0.5%(1,437)
Welsh0.5%(1,424)
Russian0.4%(1,119)
Arab0.4%(1,099)
Greek0.3%(938)
Portuguese0.3%(816)
French Canadian0.3%(713)
Nigerian0.2%(631)
Swiss0.2%(414)
Danish0.2%(409)
Slovak0.1%(400)
Ukrainian0.1%(396)
Lebanese0.1%(364)
Finnish0.1%(344)
Hungarian0.1%(311)
Austrian0.1%(298)
West Indian0.1%(214)
Iranian0.1%(197)
Brazilian0.1%(190)
Romanian0.1%(170)
Croatian0.1%(152)
Canadian0.1%(140)
Australian0.1%(139)
Ghanaian0%(123)
Armenian0%(114)
Egyptian0%(103)
Belgian0%(100)
Jamaican0%(98)
Israeli0%(96)
Guyanese0%(88)
Slovene0%(74)
Syrian0%(63)
Moroccan0%(61)
Lithuanian0%(54)
Turkish0%(49)
Serbian0%(45)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(37)
Haitian0%(23)
Barbadian0%(22)
Ethiopian0%(20)
Bulgarian0%(19)
Latvian0%(15)
Palestinian0%(10)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
76.9%
−7.8 ptsvs 2000
vs 84.7% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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 married39.6%(42,986)
Married50.7%(55,029)
Widowed1.4%(1,563)
Divorced8.2%(8,919)
Women 15+
Never married36.5%(40,324)
Married47.6%(52,511)
Widowed5.2%(5,771)
Divorced10.6%(11,726)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Hays County, Texas?
Hays County, Texas has about 65,614 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Hays County, Texas?
The typical household in Hays County, Texas earns about $25,492 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Hays County, Texas expensive?
In Hays County, Texas, the median home is worth about $80,400, and the typical rent is about $407 a month.
How educated are people in Hays County, Texas?
About 26.4% of adults age 25 and over in Hays County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Hays County, Texas?
About 20.9% of people in Hays County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.
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