Hays County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,884
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 21,680
Renter-occupied apartments: 19,073 (it was 11,730 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 35% |
State: | 36% |
Land area: 678 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 397 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.3%), Retail trade (12.8%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 75%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 130,81748.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 109,82240.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 10,3173.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 8,9143.3%Two or more races
- 5,3972.0%Asian alone
- 3,7451.4%Some other race alone
- 1100.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 1030.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 33.8 years |
Texas median age: | 35.6 years |
Males: 133,562 | (49.6%) |
Females: 135,663 | (50.4%) |
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Hays County: | 2.0 people |
Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $88,617 ($45,006 in 1999)
This county: | $88,617 |
Texas: | $72,284 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,181 (lower quartile is $882, upper quartile is $1,477)
This county: | $1181 |
State: | $1117 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $400,000 (it was $116,700 in 2000)
Hays: | $400,000 |
Texas: | $275,400 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,118Detached houses: $479,420
Here: $479,420 State: $369,058 Townhouses or other attached units: $509,846
Here: $509,846 State: $327,631 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $179,475
Here: $179,475 State: $209,652 Mobile homes: $147,438
Here: $147,438 State: $124,413
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $780
Institutionalized population: 1,287
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 45
- Robberies: 11
- Assaults: 139
- Burglaries: 180
- Thefts: 535
- Auto thefts: 99
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 6
- Rapes: 19
- Robberies: 9
- Assaults: 86
- Burglaries: 155
- Thefts: 556
- Auto thefts: 61
Health of residents in Hays County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.77.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
37.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
60.5% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
68.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 194 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 159 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 4799 buildings, average cost: $213,100
- 2021: 4609 buildings, average cost: $220,400
- 2020: 4096 buildings, average cost: $219,800
- 2019: 3211 buildings, average cost: $228,600
- 2018: 2890 buildings, average cost: $206,400
- 2017: 2862 buildings, average cost: $200,700
- 2016: 1895 buildings, average cost: $196,400
- 2015: 2077 buildings, average cost: $183,200
- 2014: 1756 buildings, average cost: $182,600
- 2013: 1517 buildings, average cost: $174,700
- 2012: 1426 buildings, average cost: $177,400
- 2011: 996 buildings, average cost: $153,900
- 2010: 1130 buildings, average cost: $145,700
- 2009: 1009 buildings, average cost: $148,400
- 2008: 1348 buildings, average cost: $160,200
- 2007: 1527 buildings, average cost: $135,700
- 2006: 1992 buildings, average cost: $133,200
- 2005: 2124 buildings, average cost: $146,500
- 2004: 1960 buildings, average cost: $100,600
- 2003: 1143 buildings, average cost: $83,000
- 2002: 1091 buildings, average cost: $123,100
- 2001: 746 buildings, average cost: $83,100
- 2000: 727 buildings, average cost: $112,300
- 1999: 754 buildings, average cost: $110,900
- 1998: 363 buildings, average cost: $80,000
- 1997: 157 buildings, average cost: $71,400
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $6,691 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,509 (1.5%)
Hays County: | 10.3% |
Texas: | 14.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 33.8 years old
(Males: 33.6 years old, Females: 34.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.6 years old, Black residents: 28.0 years old, American Indian residents: 39.0 years old, Asian residents: 35.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.2 years old, Other race residents: 30.5 years old)
Area name: Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hays County is $658 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $804 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1093 a month.
Cities in this county include: San Marcos, Kyle, Wimberley, Buda, Dripping Springs, Woodcreek, Mountain City, Bear Creek, Hays, Driftwood.
Neighboring counties: Burleson County , Madison County, Florida , St. Martin Parish, Louisiana , Wakulla County, Florida , Harris County , Real County .
Here: | 2.9% |
Texas: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 16,274
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 46.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 22,360 (51.7% naturalized citizens)
Hays County: | 8.3% |
Whole state: | 17.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 7,5032010 or later
- 6,5182000 to 2009
- 4,9871990 to 1999
- 1,2911980 to 1989
- 1,0201970 to 1979
- 793Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 70,649
- One, attached: 1,757
- Two: 934
- 3 or 4: 2,803
- 5 to 9: 4,528
- 10 to 19: 6,888
- 20 to 49: 5,263
- 50 or more: 7,065
- Mobile homes: 4,899
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42
Housing units in Hays County with a mortgage: 45,628 (1,265 second mortgage, 72 home equity loan, 689 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 819
Here: | 5.2% with mortgage |
State: | 98.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Hays County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 36,801 | 8 |
Evangelical Protestant | 23,425 | 76 |
Mainline Protestant | 9,809 | 22 |
Other | 6,253 | 14 |
Black Protestant | 310 | 3 |
Orthodox | 75 | 1 |
None | 80,434 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Hays County: | 1.06 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Hays County: | 3.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.48 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Hays County: | 6.7% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Hays County: | 24.8% |
State: | 26.6% |
Here: | 16.0% |
State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Hays County:
Average size of farms: 252 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13,213
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $243.89
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.22%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 72.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $15,609
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.87%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.78%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25,074
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.23%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.40
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.02%
Corn for grain: 3084 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3527 harvested acres
Vegetables: 39 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 290 acres
Earthquake activity:
Hays County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 22% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 78.2 miles away from Hays County center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 323.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 266.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from the county center
On 5/1/2018 at 16:28:56, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from Hays County center
On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 22, 2015 to October 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4245: November 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4245, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 30, 2013 to October 31, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4159: December 20, 2013, FEMA Id: 4159, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Texas Old Bastrop Highway Fire Complex, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to March 16, 2008, Fire Management Assistance Declared: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 2751, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Rim Rock Fire, Incident Period: November 15, 2006, Fire Management Assistance Declared: November 15, 2006, FEMA Id: 2680, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Niederwald Fire, Incident Period: January 11, 2006, Fire Management Assistance Declared: January 11, 2006, FEMA Id: 2617, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Hays County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 8, Fires: 7, Tornadoes: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Winds: 3, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 69,933 (63.4%)
- Carpooled: 9,241 (8.4%)
- Bus: 206 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,722 (1.6%)
- Bicycle: 419 (0.4%)
- Walked: 1,826 (1.7%)
- Worked at home: 27,003 (24.5%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care and social assistance (14%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care and social assistance (17%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Mexico (46%)
- Honduras (7%)
- El Salvador (3%)
- India (3%)
- Iran (3%)
- Philippines (3%)
- Canada (3%)
- English (9%)
- German (8%)
- American (5%)
- Irish (5%)
- European (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Hays County, Texas in 2010:
- 5,574 people in college/university student housing
- 451 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 388 people in state prisons
- 259 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 176 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 65 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 43 people in group homes intended for adults
- 26 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 20 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 13 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 2 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
People in group quarters in Hays County, Texas in 2000:
- 4,439 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,502 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 515 people in halfway houses
- 495 people in nursing homes
- 285 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 171 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 114 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 59 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 24 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 14 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 12 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 9 people in religious group quarters
14.15% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($90,711 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 14.15% |
Texas average: | 8.12% |
0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($81 average AGI)
Hays County: 0.02% Texas average: 0.04%
10.89% relocated from other counties in Texas ($64,998 average AGI)
3.24% relocated from other states ($25,632 average AGI)
Hays County: 3.24% Texas average: 2.83%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Travis County, TX | 5.75% ($100,740 average AGI) |
from Williamson County, TX | 0.60% ($71,112) |
from Bexar County, TX | 0.60% ($60,361) |
from Harris County, TX | 0.41% ($100,634) |
from Guadalupe County, TX | 0.40% ($42,885) |
from Comal County, TX | 0.40% ($55,959) |
from Caldwell County, TX | 0.37% ($50,271) |
10.83% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($63,940 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 10.83% |
Texas average: | 7.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.87% relocated to other counties in Texas ($49,236 average AGI)
1.96% relocated to other states ($14,704 average AGI)
Hays County: 1.96% Texas average: 2.08%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Travis County, TX | 2.91% ($66,261 average AGI) |
to Comal County, TX | 0.79% ($62,582) |
to Guadalupe County, TX | 0.63% ($50,862) |
to Bexar County, TX | 0.59% ($52,687) |
to Williamson County, TX | 0.58% ($56,832) |
to Harris County, TX | 0.40% ($54,106) |
to Caldwell County, TX | 0.40% ($45,457) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.0
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 6.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 5.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,459 (10,619 aged, 1,840 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 6,903 (18%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Hays County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (845)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (810)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (750)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (634)
- Unspecified dementia (631)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (535)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (434)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (418)
- Congestive heart failure (285)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (260)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,501
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 95
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 27,218
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,355
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 444
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 86
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 29.6. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 112.2. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 70.3
- Other - 41.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 269,225- Male householders: 49,821 (7,903 living alone), Female householders: 51,628 (11,398 living alone)
56,638 spouses (56,137 opposite-sex spouses), 8,780 unmarried partners, (8,237 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 69,880 children (63,820 natural, 1,661 adopted, 4,399 stepchildren), 4,992 grandchildren, 3,086 brothers or sisters, 3,160 parents, 0 foster children, 2,853 other relatives, 10,002 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 8,385
Size of family households: 27,438 2-persons, 13,928 3-persons, 13,993 4-persons, 8,328 5-persons, 3,073 6-persons, 1,787 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 19,301 1-person, 9,761 2-persons, 2,508 3-persons, 1,332 4-persons.
45,863 married couples with children.
8,235 single-parent households (3,727 men, 4,508 women).
73.7% of residents of Hays speak English at home.
23.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $435,282,000 ($3,647 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $39,447,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $188,403,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $75,433,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $979,000
Federal grants: $88,108,000
Federal procurement contracts: $65,488,000 ($3,761,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,871,000 ($6,333,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $93,760,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $151,981,000
Federal Government insurance: $124,726,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 8,290Here: | 67 per 1000 residents |
State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,922
Here: | 23 per 1000 residents |
State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,076
Here: | +9 per 1000 residents |
State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +20,631
Here: | +166 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.86 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 4.1 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Hays County, Texas
- 10,0792020 or later
- 37,6922010 to 2019
- 25,0072000 to 2009
- 11,4421990 to 1999
- 10,8081980 to 1989
- 4,5731970 to 1979
- 1,8181960 to 1969
- 1,3931950 to 1959
- 8111940 to 1949
- 1,2051939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hays County, Texas
- 8361 room
- 2152 rooms
- 1,2673 rooms
- 4,7084 rooms
- 12,6255 rooms
- 17,0816 rooms
- 10,0147 rooms
- 8,8588 rooms
- 11,2929+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hays County, Texas
- 1,0521 room
- 3,7582 rooms
- 6,9363 rooms
- 9,7394 rooms
- 5,9415 rooms
- 4,4486 rooms
- 1,1637 rooms
- 1,1918 rooms
- 3259+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hays County, Texas
- 836no bedroom
- 5901 bedroom
- 5,0792 bedrooms
- 34,7423 bedrooms
- 22,0484 bedrooms
- 3,6015+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hays County, Texas
- 1,301no bedroom
- 7,9171 bedroom
- 11,6142 bedrooms
- 10,5403 bedrooms
- 2,6904 bedrooms
- 4915+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hays County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,066no vehicle
- 11,1801 vehicle
- 33,2312 vehicles
- 15,1483 vehicles
- 5,0174 vehicles
- 1,2545+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hays County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,530no vehicle
- 14,2861 vehicle
- 14,8332 vehicles
- 2,8823 vehicles
- 1,0224 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
83.1% of Hays County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Texas.
Hays County: | 83.1% |
State average: | 85.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 169,725
- Other state: 71,824
- Northeast: 10,323
- Midwest: 17,832
- South: 21,156
- West: 22,513
- 55.8%Electricity
- 35.4%Utility gas
- 7.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.4%Solar energy
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 80.5%Electricity
- 17.1%Utility gas
- 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 6.5% |
Texas: | 8.8% |
Here: | 6.8% |
Texas: | 8.0% |
Here: | 15.9% |
Texas: | 16.2% |
Hays County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $99,427,000
Cash and Securities: $83,971,000
- Charges - Other: $12,346,000
Other: $10,933,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $20,280,000
Regular Highways: $16,704,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,311,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,904,000
General - Other: $1,703,000
General - Other: $1,402,000
Police Protection: $1,102,000
Police Protection: $908,000
Parks and Recreation: $65,000
Parks and Recreation: $53,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $21,494,000
Police Protection: $19,673,000
Correctional Institutions: $18,601,000
Health - Other: $17,779,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,025,000
Health - Other: $16,272,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,565,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,500,000
Regular Highways: $10,186,000
Regular Highways: $9,323,000
General - Other: $7,140,000
General - Other: $6,535,000
Financial Administration: $6,328,000
Financial Administration: $5,792,000
Central Staff Services: $5,414,000
Central Staff Services: $4,955,000
Corrections - Other: $2,623,000
Corrections - Other: $2,401,000
General Public Buildings: $1,732,000
General Public Buildings: $1,585,000
Solid Waste Management: $534,000
Solid Waste Management: $489,000
Parks and Recreation: $417,000
Parks and Recreation: $381,000
Libraries: $229,000
Libraries: $209,000
Local Fire Protection: $176,000
Local Fire Protection: $161,000
Natural Resources - Other: $128,000
Natural Resources - Other: $117,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $14,987,000
Interest on Debt: $14,718,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $356,630,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $282,330,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $208,030,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $133,730,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,300,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,300,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,769,000
General Revenue - Other: $9,786,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,911,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,069,000
Interest Earnings: $620,000
Interest Earnings: $440,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $6,050,000
General - Other: $4,286,000
Police Protection: $2,723,000
Police Protection: $1,929,000
Central Staff Services: $412,000
Correctional Institutions: $392,000
Central Staff Services: $292,000
Correctional Institutions: $278,000
Financial Administration: $258,000
Financial Administration: $183,000
Parks and Recreation: $168,000
Parks and Recreation: $119,000
Health - Other: $97,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $92,000
Solid Waste Management: $72,000
Health - Other: $69,000
Local Fire Protection: $67,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $65,000
Solid Waste Management: $51,000
Local Fire Protection: $47,000
General Public Building: $3,000
General Public Building: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $98,433,000
Cash and Securities: $83,131,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,662,000
Cash and Securities: $7,316,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $15,907,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,402,000
Other: $3,599,000
Other: $3,484,000
Highways: $1,280,000
Highways: $1,239,000
General Local Government Support: $336,000
General Local Government Support: $325,000
- Tax - Property: $83,489,000
Property: $74,016,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,667,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,095,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,093,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,856,000
Hays County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $99,427,000
Cash and Securities: $83,971,000
- Charges - Other: $12,346,000
Other: $10,933,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $20,280,000
Regular Highways: $16,704,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,311,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,904,000
General - Other: $1,703,000
General - Other: $1,402,000
Police Protection: $1,102,000
Police Protection: $908,000
Parks and Recreation: $65,000
Parks and Recreation: $53,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $21,494,000
Police Protection: $19,673,000
Correctional Institutions: $18,601,000
Health - Other: $17,779,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,025,000
Health - Other: $16,272,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,565,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,500,000
Regular Highways: $10,186,000
Regular Highways: $9,323,000
General - Other: $7,140,000
General - Other: $6,535,000
Financial Administration: $6,328,000
Financial Administration: $5,792,000
Central Staff Services: $5,414,000
Central Staff Services: $4,955,000
Corrections - Other: $2,623,000
Corrections - Other: $2,401,000
General Public Buildings: $1,732,000
General Public Buildings: $1,585,000
Solid Waste Management: $534,000
Solid Waste Management: $489,000
Parks and Recreation: $417,000
Parks and Recreation: $381,000
Libraries: $229,000
Libraries: $209,000
Local Fire Protection: $176,000
Local Fire Protection: $161,000
Natural Resources - Other: $128,000
Natural Resources - Other: $117,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $14,987,000
Interest on Debt: $14,718,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $356,630,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $282,330,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $208,030,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $133,730,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,300,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,300,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,769,000
General Revenue - Other: $9,786,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,911,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,069,000
Interest Earnings: $620,000
Interest Earnings: $440,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $6,050,000
General - Other: $4,286,000
Police Protection: $2,723,000
Police Protection: $1,929,000
Central Staff Services: $412,000
Correctional Institutions: $392,000
Central Staff Services: $292,000
Correctional Institutions: $278,000
Financial Administration: $258,000
Financial Administration: $183,000
Parks and Recreation: $168,000
Parks and Recreation: $119,000
Health - Other: $97,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $92,000
Solid Waste Management: $72,000
Health - Other: $69,000
Local Fire Protection: $67,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $65,000
Solid Waste Management: $51,000
Local Fire Protection: $47,000
General Public Building: $3,000
General Public Building: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $98,433,000
Cash and Securities: $83,131,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,662,000
Cash and Securities: $7,316,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $15,907,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,402,000
Other: $3,599,000
Other: $3,484,000
Highways: $1,280,000
Highways: $1,239,000
General Local Government Support: $336,000
General Local Government Support: $325,000
- Tax - Property: $83,489,000
Property: $74,016,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,667,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,095,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,093,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,856,000
Hays County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $99,427,000
Cash and Securities: $83,971,000
- Charges - Other: $12,346,000
Other: $10,933,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $20,280,000
Regular Highways: $16,704,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,311,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,904,000
General - Other: $1,703,000
General - Other: $1,402,000
Police Protection: $1,102,000
Police Protection: $908,000
Parks and Recreation: $65,000
Parks and Recreation: $53,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $21,494,000
Police Protection: $19,673,000
Correctional Institutions: $18,601,000
Health - Other: $17,779,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,025,000
Health - Other: $16,272,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,565,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,500,000
Regular Highways: $10,186,000
Regular Highways: $9,323,000
General - Other: $7,140,000
General - Other: $6,535,000
Financial Administration: $6,328,000
Financial Administration: $5,792,000
Central Staff Services: $5,414,000
Central Staff Services: $4,955,000
Corrections - Other: $2,623,000
Corrections - Other: $2,401,000
General Public Buildings: $1,732,000
General Public Buildings: $1,585,000
Solid Waste Management: $534,000
Solid Waste Management: $489,000
Parks and Recreation: $417,000
Parks and Recreation: $381,000
Libraries: $229,000
Libraries: $209,000
Local Fire Protection: $176,000
Local Fire Protection: $161,000
Natural Resources - Other: $128,000
Natural Resources - Other: $117,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $14,987,000
Interest on Debt: $14,718,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $356,630,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $282,330,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $208,030,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $133,730,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,300,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,300,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,769,000
General Revenue - Other: $9,786,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,911,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,069,000
Interest Earnings: $620,000
Interest Earnings: $440,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $6,050,000
General - Other: $4,286,000
Police Protection: $2,723,000
Police Protection: $1,929,000
Central Staff Services: $412,000
Correctional Institutions: $392,000
Central Staff Services: $292,000
Correctional Institutions: $278,000
Financial Administration: $258,000
Financial Administration: $183,000
Parks and Recreation: $168,000
Parks and Recreation: $119,000
Health - Other: $97,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $92,000
Solid Waste Management: $72,000
Health - Other: $69,000
Local Fire Protection: $67,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $65,000
Solid Waste Management: $51,000
Local Fire Protection: $47,000
General Public Building: $3,000
General Public Building: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $98,433,000
Cash and Securities: $83,131,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,662,000
Cash and Securities: $7,316,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $15,907,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,402,000
Other: $3,599,000
Other: $3,484,000
Highways: $1,280,000
Highways: $1,239,000
General Local Government Support: $336,000
General Local Government Support: $325,000
- Tax - Property: $83,489,000
Property: $74,016,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,667,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,095,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,093,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,856,000
Hays County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $99,427,000
Cash and Securities: $83,971,000
- Charges - Other: $12,346,000
Other: $10,933,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $20,280,000
Regular Highways: $16,704,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,311,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,904,000
General - Other: $1,703,000
General - Other: $1,402,000
Police Protection: $1,102,000
Police Protection: $908,000
Parks and Recreation: $65,000
Parks and Recreation: $53,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $21,494,000
Police Protection: $19,673,000
Correctional Institutions: $18,601,000
Health - Other: $17,779,000
Correctional Institutions: $17,025,000
Health - Other: $16,272,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,565,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,500,000
Regular Highways: $10,186,000
Regular Highways: $9,323,000
General - Other: $7,140,000
General - Other: $6,535,000
Financial Administration: $6,328,000
Financial Administration: $5,792,000
Central Staff Services: $5,414,000
Central Staff Services: $4,955,000
Corrections - Other: $2,623,000
Corrections - Other: $2,401,000
General Public Buildings: $1,732,000
General Public Buildings: $1,585,000
Solid Waste Management: $534,000
Solid Waste Management: $489,000
Parks and Recreation: $417,000
Parks and Recreation: $381,000
Libraries: $229,000
Libraries: $209,000
Local Fire Protection: $176,000
Local Fire Protection: $161,000
Natural Resources - Other: $128,000
Natural Resources - Other: $117,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $14,987,000
Interest on Debt: $14,718,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $356,630,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $282,330,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $208,030,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $133,730,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,300,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,300,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $13,769,000
General Revenue - Other: $9,786,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,911,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,069,000
Interest Earnings: $620,000
Interest Earnings: $440,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $6,050,000
General - Other: $4,286,000
Police Protection: $2,723,000
Police Protection: $1,929,000
Central Staff Services: $412,000
Correctional Institutions: $392,000
Central Staff Services: $292,000
Correctional Institutions: $278,000
Financial Administration: $258,000
Financial Administration: $183,000
Parks and Recreation: $168,000
Parks and Recreation: $119,000
Health - Other: $97,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $92,000
Solid Waste Management: $72,000
Health - Other: $69,000
Local Fire Protection: $67,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $65,000
Solid Waste Management: $51,000
Local Fire Protection: $47,000
General Public Building: $3,000
General Public Building: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $98,433,000
Cash and Securities: $83,131,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,662,000
Cash and Securities: $7,316,000
- State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $15,907,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,402,000
Other: $3,599,000
Other: $3,484,000
Highways: $1,280,000
Highways: $1,239,000
General Local Government Support: $336,000
General Local Government Support: $325,000
- Tax - Property: $83,489,000
Property: $74,016,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $22,667,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,095,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,093,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,856,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,248
- Number of aged recipients: 268
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 980
- Number of recipients under 18: 223
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 636
- Number of recipients older than 64: 389
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 529
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 459
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 14 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,187 | $162,191 | 992 | $179,345 | 2,570 | $189,734 | 167 | $82,976 | 4 | $422,250 | 288 | $156,889 | 97 | $71,330 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 55 | $153,618 | 112 | $155,982 | 320 | $171,000 | 32 | $46,125 | 0 | $0 | 30 | $151,000 | 41 | $58,293 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 240 | $157,612 | 220 | $144,000 | 976 | $190,515 | 211 | $38,460 | 0 | $0 | 146 | $195,438 | 101 | $57,455 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 144 | $162,500 | 142 | $163,986 | 720 | $184,325 | 54 | $89,852 | 0 | $0 | 57 | $136,123 | 17 | $78,294 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 29 | $148,655 | 22 | $200,818 | 127 | $174,488 | 11 | $65,727 | 0 | $0 | 9 | $171,222 | 9 | $68,333 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 14 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 173 | $207,948 | 114 | $207,439 | 10 | $117,700 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 58 | $190,638 | 36 | $263,472 | 2 | $115,500 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 17 | $185,647 | 28 | $246,143 | 4 | $232,250 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 10 | $184,700 | 19 | $240,947 | 2 | $105,500 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 6 | $208,333 | 1 | $118,000 | 2 | $128,000 |
Most common first names in Hays County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 222 | 72.8 years |
William | 220 | 76.7 years |
Mary | 216 | 78.8 years |
John | 209 | 73.5 years |
Robert | 163 | 73.2 years |
Maria | 112 | 77.6 years |
Charles | 102 | 74.5 years |
Ruth | 100 | 82.8 years |
Dorothy | 92 | 79.0 years |
Jose | 88 | 75.2 years |
Most common last names in Hays County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Rodriguez | 123 | 73.4 years |
Smith | 120 | 78.3 years |
Johnson | 87 | 76.9 years |
Williams | 86 | 76.8 years |
Martinez | 82 | 70.0 years |
Garcia | 66 | 73.3 years |
Gonzales | 62 | 71.7 years |
Jones | 62 | 78.5 years |
Brown | 57 | 75.0 years |
Garza | 56 | 74.1 years |
Businesses in Hays County, TX | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 3 | KFC | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Kohl's | 1 | |
Arby's | 2 | La Quinta | 1 | |
AutoZone | 2 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Long John Silver's | 2 | |
Burger King | 2 | Lowe's | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
Circle K | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
DHL | 2 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Discount Tire | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 3 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
FedEx | 9 | Starbucks | 3 | |
Ford | 1 | Subway | 4 | |
GNC | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
GameStop | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | U-Haul | 6 | |
Home Depot | 2 | UPS | 7 | |
Jack In The Box | 2 | Walgreens | 2 | |
Jimmy John's | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
Jones New York | 1 | YMCA | 2 |
Hays County on our top lists:
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"