Hemphill County vs Sutton County

A side-by-side comparison of Hemphill County and Sutton County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hemphill County has the higher population (3,311 vs 3,306 in Sutton County). Sutton County has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $72,052 in Hemphill County). Hemphill County has the higher median home value ($214,900 vs $140,600 in Sutton County).

Population, income & housing

	Hemphill County	Sutton County
Population	3,311	3,306
Median age	41.3 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,052	$75,000
Median home value	$214,900	$140,600
Median gross rent	$946	$770
Housing units	1,694	1,740
Homeownership rate	76.4%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hemphill County	Sutton County
Population	3,994 → 3,311 (-17.1%)	3,824 → 3,306 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$70,625 → $72,052 (+2.0%)	$54,306 → $75,000 (+38.1%)
Median home value	$151,700 → $214,900 (+41.7%)	$91,800 → $140,600 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $946 (+14.9%)	$635 → $770 (+21.3%)

Hemphill County

Population

3,9943,311

Median household income

$70,625$72,052

Median home value

$151,700$214,900

Median gross rent

$823$946

Sutton County

Population

3,8243,306

Median household income

$54,306$75,000

Median home value

$91,800$140,600

Median gross rent

$635$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hemphill County	Sutton County
Under 5	4.7%	7.8%
5 to 17	18.7%	19.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	9.2%	15.2%
35 to 44	12.7%	8.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.8%
65 to 74	12.5%	9.4%
75 and over	6.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hemphill County	Sutton County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	32.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	33.2%	65.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hemphill County	Sutton County
No high school diploma	15.5%	19.3%
High school graduate	32.9%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hemphill County	Sutton County
Drove alone	76.1%	72.8%
Carpooled	8.8%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	9.2%
Other means	3.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hemphill County	Sutton County
1-unit, detached	76.5%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	14.0%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Hemphill County	Sutton County
Poverty rate	3.5%	11.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1980	1974