Alba vs Hawkins

A side-by-side comparison of Alba and Hawkins: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hawkins has the higher population (1,664 vs 574 in Alba). Hawkins has the higher median household income ($70,580 vs $59,583 in Alba). Alba has the higher median home value ($111,600 vs $94,800 in Hawkins).

Population, income & housing

	Alba	Hawkins
Population	574	1,664
Median age	57.3 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,583	$70,580
Median home value	$111,600	$94,800
Median gross rent	$600	$848
Housing units	264	735
Homeownership rate	75.8%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alba	Hawkins
Population	598 → 574 (-4.0%)	1,337 → 1,664 (+24.5%)
Median household income	$42,212 → $59,583 (+41.2%)	$43,906 → $70,580 (+60.8%)
Median home value	$75,900 → $111,600 (+47.0%)	$83,400 → $94,800 (+13.7%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $600 (+21.2%)	$875 → $848 (-3.1%)

Alba

Population

598574

Median household income

$42,212$59,583

Median home value

$75,900$111,600

Median gross rent

$495$600

Hawkins

Population

1,3371,664

Median household income

$43,906$70,580

Median home value

$83,400$94,800

Median gross rent

$875$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alba	Hawkins
Under 5	1.9%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.4%	15.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	10.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	13.9%
35 to 44	6.3%	16.1%
45 to 54	9.8%	9.4%
55 to 64	31.4%	14.4%
65 to 74	8.4%	7.0%
75 and over	14.5%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alba	Hawkins
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	61.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	31.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alba	Hawkins
No high school diploma	21.2%	14.9%
High school graduate	40.4%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alba	Hawkins
Drove alone	75.8%	85.0%
Carpooled	6.8%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alba	Hawkins
1-unit, detached	68.2%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Alba	Hawkins
Poverty rate	11.5%	16.3%
Average household size	2.53	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	34	17
Median year structure built	1981	1979