Hico, TX

Census Place

Add Comparison
2022 Population
1,627
5.46% 1-year decline
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
33
2.65% 1-year decrease
2022 Poverty Rate
8.42%
8.91% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$44,191
34.7% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$111,600
17.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Hico, TX had a population of 1.63k people with a median age of 33 and a median household income of $44,191. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Hico, TX declined from 1,721 to 1,627, a −5.46% decrease and its median household income grew from $32,813 to $44,191, a 34.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hico, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.8%), Other (Hispanic) (2.89%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2.89%), White (Hispanic) (2.21%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.615%).

None of the households in Hico, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.9% of the residents in Hico, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Hico, TX was $111,600, and the homeownership rate was 76.6%.

Most people in Hico, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Hico, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Hico, TX is home to a population of 1.63k people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.32% of Hico, TX residents were born outside of the country (54 people).

In 2022, there were 31.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.48k people) in Hico, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 47 Other (Hispanic) and 47 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.9%
2022 Citizenship
99.7%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96.9% of Hico, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Hico, TX was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hico, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hico, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.48k ± 321
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    47 ± 54
  3. Two+ (Hispanic)
    47 ± 63.8
7.99%
Hispanic Population
130 people

In 2022, there were 31.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.48k people) in Hico, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 47 Other (Hispanic) and 47 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.99% of the people in Hico, TX are hispanic (130 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hico, TX as a share of the total population.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Foreign-Born Population

3.32%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
54 people
0.872%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
15 people

As of 2022, 3.32% of Hico, TX residents (54 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hico, TX was 0.872%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hico, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    29 ± 35
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    14 ± 27
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    5 ± 18

Hico, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.07 times greater than any other conflict.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Economy

The economy of Hico, TX employs 522 people. The largest industries in Hico, TX are Retail Trade (73 people), Educational Services (58 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (55 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,250), Manufacturing ($58,472), and Transportation & Warehousing ($49,107).

Occupations

522
2022 Value
± 138
−7.45%
1 Year decline
± 40.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hico, TX declined at a rate of −7.45%, from 564 employees to 522 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hico, TX, are Management Occupations (75 people), Material Moving Occupations (69 people), and Production Occupations (46 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hico, TX.

View Data
Save Image

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Employment by Industries

522
2022 Value
± 138
−7.45%
1 Year decline
± 40.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hico, TX declined at a rate of −7.45%, from 564 employees to 522 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hico, TX, are Retail Trade (73 people), Educational Services (58 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (55 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hico, TX, though some of these residents may live in Hico, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,188
Median earning men ± $22,379
$22,740
Median earning women ± $6,139

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($88,611), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,167), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($23,702), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($19,213).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
Y-Axis
4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.
Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hico, TX was $111,600 in 2022, which is 0.396 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $94,700 to $111,600, a 17.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Hico, TX is 76.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Hico, TX have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hico, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$111,600
Median Property Value 2022
±$10,934
$425
Median Property Taxes
±$143

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hico, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hico, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Rent vs Own

76.6%
Homeownership
2022
52.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 76.6% of the housing units in Hico, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hico, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.
Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9507
  2. Census Tract 9501

The following map shows all of the places in Hico, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$44,191
Median Household Income
± $29,039
555
Number of Households
± 155

In 2022, the median household income of the 555 households in Hico, TX grew to $44,191 from the previous year's value of $32,813.

The following chart displays the households in Hico, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $25k - $30k range.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hico, TX is from Texas.
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (82.7%)
  2. Carpooled (10.2%)
  3. Walked (5.43%)

In 2022, 82.7% of workers in Hico, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who walked to work (5.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Commute Time

18.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hico, TX have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.82% of the workforce in Hico, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hico, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hico, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hico, TX have 2 cars.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Poverty & Diversity

8.42% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hico, TX (133 out of 1.58k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hico, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Health

83.2% of the population of Hico, TX has health coverage, with 29.8% on employee plans, 26.4% on Medicaid, 17.5% on Medicare, 7.85% on non-group plans, and 1.65% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hamilton County, TX see 1070 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.13% increase from the previous year (1058 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1646 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 914 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Hamilton County, TX.
1,070 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hamilton County, TX

Primary care physicians in Hamilton County, TX see an average of 1,070 patients per year. This represents a 1.13% increase from the previous year (1,058 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hamilton County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 34.2% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 25.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 40.5% were men and 59.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Uninsured People

16.8%
Uninsured
29.8%
Employer Coverage
26.4%
Medicaid
17.5%
Medicare
7.85%
Non-Group
1.65%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hico, TX grew by 19.5% from 14% to 16.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hico, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart