Hockley County, TX Population

Overview

21,670

Total Population

34.3

Median age

49.72%

Female population %

101.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

10,69

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hockley County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hockley County is 34.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hockley County's population under 18 was 26.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hockley County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hockley County, 21.59% were under the age of 15, 22.40% aged 15 to 29, 41.61% aged 30 to 64, 12.33% aged 65 to 84, and 2.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 122 less females than males in Hockley County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.72% females and 50.28% males in Hockley County, TX.
The Hockley County, TX gender ratio is 101.1:100 i.e. 101.1 men to 100 women (1.011).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 984.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 912.

Hockley County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hockley County population: 77.88% are White, 3.34% are Black or African American, 0.43% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.36% are Asian, 0.10% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 5.17% are some other race and 12.73% are multiracial.
Hockley County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 10,69 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,98 (50.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hockley County is White with a population of 16,876 (77.88% of the total population).

Hockley County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 23,446 in the year 2014
From 2000 to 2010, Hockley County's population increased by 201 (0.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hockley County's population decreased by 1,324 (5.80%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hockley County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 21,161.