Cochran County vs Hall County

A side-by-side comparison of Cochran County and Hall County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cochran County and Hall County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hall County has the higher population (2,827 vs 2,520 in Cochran County). Hall County has the higher median household income ($46,728 vs $42,137 in Cochran County). Hall County has the higher median home value ($80,200 vs $57,700 in Cochran County).

Population, income & housing

	Cochran County	Hall County
Population	2,520	2,827
Median age	38.7 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$42,137	$46,728
Median home value	$57,700	$80,200
Median gross rent	$738	$610
Housing units	1,260	1,748
Homeownership rate	65.3%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochran County	Hall County
Population	2,887 → 2,520 (-12.7%)	3,048 → 2,827 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$40,962 → $42,137 (+2.9%)	$34,673 → $46,728 (+34.8%)
Median home value	$38,800 → $57,700 (+48.7%)	$52,800 → $80,200 (+51.9%)
Median gross rent	$536 → $738 (+37.7%)	$543 → $610 (+12.3%)

Cochran County

Population

2,8872,520

Median household income

$40,962$42,137

Median home value

$38,800$57,700

Median gross rent

$536$738

Hall County

Population

3,0482,827

Median household income

$34,673$46,728

Median home value

$52,800$80,200

Median gross rent

$543$610

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cochran County	Hall County
Under 5	7.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	19.8%	17.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.3%	13.2%
35 to 44	16.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	14.0%
75 and over	7.1%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochran County	Hall County
White (non-Hispanic)	34.2%	54.5%
Black or African American	5.0%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	59.6%	34.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochran County	Hall County
No high school diploma	28.3%	16.7%
High school graduate	34.7%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochran County	Hall County
Drove alone	73.8%	76.1%
Carpooled	21.3%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	4.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochran County	Hall County
1-unit, detached	84.6%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Cochran County	Hall County
Poverty rate	27.3%	16.4%
Average household size	2.46	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1969	1954