Hansford County vs Jim Hogg County

A side-by-side comparison of Hansford County and Jim Hogg County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hansford County has the higher population (5,182 vs 4,797 in Jim Hogg County). Hansford County has the higher median household income ($68,299 vs $42,230 in Jim Hogg County). Hansford County has the higher median home value ($132,100 vs $125,600 in Jim Hogg County).

Population, income & housing

	Hansford County	Jim Hogg County
Population	5,182	4,797
Median age	35.9 yrs	25.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,299	$42,230
Median home value	$132,100	$125,600
Median gross rent	$770	$820
Housing units	2,284	1,931
Homeownership rate	76.7%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hansford County	Jim Hogg County
Population	5,520 → 5,182 (-6.1%)	5,231 → 4,797 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$38,000 → $68,299 (+79.7%)	$33,382 → $42,230 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$95,300 → $132,100 (+38.6%)	$65,000 → $125,600 (+93.2%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $770 (-1.7%)	$584 → $820 (+40.4%)

Hansford County

Population

5,5205,182

Median household income

$38,000$68,299

Median home value

$95,300$132,100

Median gross rent

$783$770

Jim Hogg County

Population

5,2314,797

Median household income

$33,382$42,230

Median home value

$65,000$125,600

Median gross rent

$584$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hansford County	Jim Hogg County
Under 5	7.0%	20.6%
5 to 17	21.8%	14.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	15.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	9.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	8.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.1%
65 to 74	7.5%	5.7%
75 and over	6.3%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hansford County	Jim Hogg County
White (non-Hispanic)	47.7%	21.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	49.7%	78.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hansford County	Jim Hogg County
No high school diploma	25.4%	21.2%
High school graduate	21.7%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hansford County	Jim Hogg County
Drove alone	83.4%	72.4%
Carpooled	13.1%	21.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	3.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hansford County	Jim Hogg County
1-unit, detached	87.9%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Hansford County	Jim Hogg County
Poverty rate	7.8%	31.4%
Average household size	2.80	3.88
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1971	1975