COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hockley County

Texas · 24,199 residents · 908 sq mi

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Hockley County is home to 24,199 people in Texas. Median home value sits at $40,800. The median age is 29.5, younger than the US median of 33.0. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. 20.1% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

24,199

+7%vs 2000

vs 22,716 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.5

−11%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

908 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(2,106)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(2,355)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(2,219)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(2,159)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(1,599)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(4,030)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(2,935)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(2,297)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(1,932)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(1,406)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(925)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(236)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,713

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,085 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,648

−29%vs 2000

vs $15,022 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.1%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,800

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$308

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $410 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.6%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

27.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.9%(13,155)

Black3.6%(822)

Hispanic / Latino37.2%(8,459)

Asian0.1%(29)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.7%(18,802)

Black4.4%(1,068)

Hispanic / Latino31.6%(7,645)

Asian0.4%(85)

Other17.5%(4,244)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican44.9%(9,591)

Spaniard1%(211)

Puerto Rican0.1%(29)

Central American0.1%(19)

Guatemalan0.1%(19)

Cuban0%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese0%(10)

Filipino0%(8)

Korean0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(27)

Ancestry

German11.8%(2,529)

American8.2%(1,744)

English8%(1,717)

Irish5.7%(1,227)

Scottish1.6%(336)

French1%(218)

Dutch0.7%(155)

Italian0.6%(130)

Polish0.5%(109)

West Indian0.4%(91)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(68)

Welsh0.3%(62)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(58)

Russian0.2%(33)

Czech0.1%(28)

Swedish0.1%(22)

Norwegian0.1%(13)

Swiss0%(10)

British0%(9)

Romanian0%(9)

Kenyan0%(6)

Nigerian0%(5)

Lithuanian0%(4)

Austrian0%(3)

Portuguese0%(3)

French Canadian0%(2)

Hungarian0%(1)

Slovene0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.0%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 married33.1%(2,719)

Married55.9%(4,592)

Widowed3.3%(272)

Divorced7.6%(626)

Women 15+

Never married26.8%(2,279)

Married54.5%(4,639)

Widowed10%(853)

Divorced8.7%(744)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.1%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 23.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.0%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.8%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% 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)24.5%(170)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(123)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.6%(282)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.4%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 695 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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