Median Household Income
$63,140
Median Home Value
$127,000
Median Gross Rent
$850/mo
Poverty Rate
13.1%
Unemployment Rate
4.7%
Homeownership Rate
72.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
18.9%
Median Age
35.9
Population Over Time
Hockley County shrank 7.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
23,205
2016
23,377
2018
23,162
2020
22,986
2022
21,495
2024
21,363
Business & Industry
Hockley County has 477 business establishments employing 6,330 people.
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
61
Other services (except public administration)
54
Finance and insurance
44
Construction
39
Accommodation and food services
38
Health care and social assistance
35
Wholesale trade
29
Professional, scientific, and technical services
21
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.