Gray County vs Hockley County

A side-by-side comparison of Gray County and Hockley County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hockley County has the higher population (21,455 vs 21,131 in Gray County). Gray County has the higher median household income ($56,082 vs $54,810 in Hockley County). Hockley County has the higher median home value ($112,700 vs $100,400 in Gray County).

Population, income & housing

	Gray County	Hockley County
Population	21,131	21,455
Median age	36.8 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,082	$54,810
Median home value	$100,400	$112,700
Median gross rent	$898	$813
Housing units	9,975	9,209
Homeownership rate	73.5%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gray County	Hockley County
Population	22,410 → 21,131 (-5.7%)	23,064 → 21,455 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$47,952 → $56,082 (+17.0%)	$48,248 → $54,810 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$77,600 → $100,400 (+29.4%)	$93,600 → $112,700 (+20.4%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $898 (+21.0%)	$696 → $813 (+16.8%)

Gray County

Population

22,41021,131

Median household income

$47,952$56,082

Median home value

$77,600$100,400

Median gross rent

$742$898

Hockley County

Population

23,06421,455

Median household income

$48,248$54,810

Median home value

$93,600$112,700

Median gross rent

$696$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gray County	Hockley County
Under 5	6.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	19.1%	19.6%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.6%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.9%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	11.6%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.1%
75 and over	6.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gray County	Hockley County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.6%	44.9%
Black or African American	4.4%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	30.8%	49.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gray County	Hockley County
No high school diploma	15.2%	20.1%
High school graduate	36.1%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gray County	Hockley County
Drove alone	84.1%	79.5%
Carpooled	9.6%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	4.3%
Other means	2.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gray County	Hockley County
1-unit, detached	87.0%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	3.1%
20 or more units	1.3%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Gray County	Hockley County
Poverty rate	16.3%	12.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1959	1977