Hooks vs Texarkana

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

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

Texarkana has the higher population (36,039 vs 2,304 in Hooks). Texarkana has the higher median household income ($49,240 vs $43,929 in Hooks). Texarkana has the higher median home value ($159,700 vs $103,200 in Hooks).

Population, income & housing

	Hooks	Texarkana
Population	2,304	36,039
Median age	39.4 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,929	$49,240
Median home value	$103,200	$159,700
Median gross rent	$1,007	$990
Housing units	1,246	16,178
Homeownership rate	60.7%	51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hooks	Texarkana
Population	2,738 → 2,304 (-15.9%)	36,688 → 36,039 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$46,354 → $43,929 (-5.2%)	$45,080 → $49,240 (+9.2%)
Median home value	$87,500 → $103,200 (+17.9%)	$130,600 → $159,700 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $1,007 (+40.3%)	$781 → $990 (+26.8%)

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

Texarkana

Population

36,68836,039

Median household income

$45,080$49,240

Median home value

$130,600$159,700

Median gross rent

$781$990

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hooks	Texarkana
Under 5	3.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.3%	14.4%
35 to 44	16.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.5%	10.3%
75 and over	9.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hooks	Texarkana
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	44.9%
Black or African American	19.1%	38.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hooks	Texarkana
No high school diploma	8.7%	11.0%
High school graduate	45.0%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hooks	Texarkana
Drove alone	78.1%	82.7%
Carpooled	12.6%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	7.8%
Other means	2.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hooks	Texarkana
1-unit, detached	71.4%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	11.3%
20 or more units	1.8%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Hooks	Texarkana
Poverty rate	19.8%	21.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1971	1980