Hooks vs New Boston

A side-by-side comparison of Hooks and New Boston: population, income, housing, and more.

Hooks and New Boston are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Boston has the higher population (4,593 vs 2,304 in Hooks). New Boston has the higher median household income ($57,344 vs $43,929 in Hooks). Hooks has the higher median home value ($103,200 vs $99,000 in New Boston).

Population, income & housing

	Hooks	New Boston
Population	2,304	4,593
Median age	39.4 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,929	$57,344
Median home value	$103,200	$99,000
Median gross rent	$1,007	$746
Housing units	1,246	2,178
Homeownership rate	60.7%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hooks	New Boston
Population	2,738 → 2,304 (-15.9%)	4,660 → 4,593 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$46,354 → $43,929 (-5.2%)	$46,320 → $57,344 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$87,500 → $103,200 (+17.9%)	$92,600 → $99,000 (+6.9%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $1,007 (+40.3%)	$579 → $746 (+28.8%)

Hooks

Population

2,7382,304

Median household income

$46,354$43,929

Median home value

$87,500$103,200

Median gross rent

$718$1,007

New Boston

Population

4,6604,593

Median household income

$46,320$57,344

Median home value

$92,600$99,000

Median gross rent

$579$746

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hooks	New Boston
Under 5	3.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	19.2%	18.6%
18 to 24	8.5%	12.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	16.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.5%
55 to 64	9.1%	7.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.8%
75 and over	9.2%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hooks	New Boston
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	77.8%
Black or African American	19.1%	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hooks	New Boston
No high school diploma	8.7%	10.4%
High school graduate	45.0%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hooks	New Boston
Drove alone	78.1%	69.7%
Carpooled	12.6%	21.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	6.8%
Other means	2.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hooks	New Boston
1-unit, detached	71.4%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	4.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Hooks	New Boston
Poverty rate	19.8%	18.1%
Average household size	2.40	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1971	1979