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Hays County, TX

280,486 Population
676.9 square miles 414.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±0.4 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

$43,459 ±$2,017 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$87,296 ±$4,295 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.5% ±2% (28,411  ±5,344) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

31.3 minutes ±1.5 (3,756,925  ±242,531) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 27.2 347,514,080 (±0.1 / ±2,192,679)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

105,917 ±1,743 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0.1 (271,480  ±2,872) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,898,096
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3.5% ±1.5% (2,677  ±1,107) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

110,248 ±1,119 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$428,400 ±$17,962 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

18.2% ±2.6% (50,260  ±7,087.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94.2% ±4.2% (166,811  ±7,514.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 86.3% 17,292,906 (±0.4% / ±73,530.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
45.5% ±2.8% (80,576  ±5,030.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 34.2% 6,858,406 (±0.2% / ±45,043.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

8.7% (24,436  ±4,158) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Texas: 17.9% 5,455,292
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.3% ±1.3% (15,961  ±2,835) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
15,961 Total veterans ±2,835 13,192 Male ±2,252 2,769 Female ±1,471

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