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Hays County, TX

292,029 Population
676.9 square miles 431.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,983 ±$2,758 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$90,182 ±$4,324 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12% ±1.9% (33,994  ±5,321) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.1 minutes ±1.6 (4,028,845  ±264,597) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

109,837 ±1,611 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (282,813  ±113) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±1.6% (3,588  ±1,300) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

115,106 ±60 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$434,400 ±$23,187 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

18.3% ±2.6% (53,065  ±7,380.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.8% ±4.4% (170,685  ±8,112.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
42.6% ±2.9% (79,153  ±5,339.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.8% (31,400  ±5,166) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.9% ±1.1% (15,629  ±2,446) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
15,629 Total veterans ±2,446 14,098 Male ±2,359 1,531 Female ±642

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