Hays County, Texas

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Key figures

Statistic	Hays County, Texas	Texas	United States	Rank
Total Population	268,638	30,188,424	334,922,499	269th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$89,097	$78,476	$80,734	325th of 3,221
Median Age	34.1	35.6	38.9	3029th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	43.2%	33.8%	35.7%	198th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$399,800	$283,800	$332,700	288th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,495	$1,403	$1,413	248th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.1%	13.8%	12.5%	1933rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	5.3%	5.2%	1690th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	396.9	115.5	n/a	406th of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.8%	17.6%	14.1%	418th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.8	n/a	n/a	306th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.1%	62.6%	65.2%	2797th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.3	26.7	26.4	376th of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.1%	14.4%	15.1%	211th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.4%	n/a	n/a	540th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.4%	48.9%	46.9%	1597th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.1%	n/a	n/a	250th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Hays County, Texas

Statistic	Hays County, Texas	Texas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	39.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39.4%	39.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	11.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	5.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.7	67.1	61.4

Age in Hays County, Texas

Statistic	Hays County, Texas	Texas	United States
Median Age	34.1	35.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.4%	25.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.9%	9.7%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.0%	14.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.1%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.5%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.2%	13.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Hays County, Texas

Statistic	Hays County, Texas	Texas	United States
Households	99,849	10,992,816	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.7	2.5
Family Households	64.1%	67.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.7%	34.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.8%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.5%	26.2%	28.7%
Never Married	38.1%	34.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hays County, Texas

Statistic	Hays County, Texas	Texas	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,565	$40,752	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.0%	14.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.4%	16.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.2%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.3%	12.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.1%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.6%	31.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.0%	11.4%	n/a

Housing in Hays County, Texas

Statistic	Hays County, Texas	Texas	United States
Housing Units	104,675	12,128,515	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.3%	64.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.9%	20.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.6%	9.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,007.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.9%	37.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.8%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,649	$4,232	n/a

Education in Hays County, Texas

Statistic	Hays County, Texas	Texas	United States
Less than High School	8.0%	14.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.6%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.3%	27.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	27.7%	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.5%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hays County, Texas

Statistic	Hays County, Texas	Texas	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.7%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.6%	71.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.5%	24.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.4%	8.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.9%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Hays County, Texas

Statistic	Hays County, Texas	Texas	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.8%	58.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.5%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.3%	10.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	75.3%	64.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	21.7%	28.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	17.6%	24.6%	16.7%

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