Hockley County vs Moore County

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

Hockley County and Moore 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 21,234 in Moore County). Moore County has the higher median household income ($61,325 vs $54,810 in Hockley County). Moore County has the higher median home value ($135,400 vs $112,700 in Hockley County).

Population, income & housing

	Hockley County	Moore County
Population	21,455	21,234
Median age	35.8 yrs	30.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,810	$61,325
Median home value	$112,700	$135,400
Median gross rent	$813	$894
Housing units	9,209	8,221
Homeownership rate	72.6%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hockley County	Moore County
Population	23,064 → 21,455 (-7.0%)	21,399 → 21,234 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$48,248 → $54,810 (+13.6%)	$54,871 → $61,325 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$93,600 → $112,700 (+20.4%)	$121,900 → $135,400 (+11.1%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $813 (+16.8%)	$816 → $894 (+9.6%)

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

Moore County

Population

21,39921,234

Median household income

$54,871$61,325

Median home value

$121,900$135,400

Median gross rent

$816$894

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hockley County	Moore County
Under 5	6.9%	9.0%
5 to 17	19.6%	22.3%
18 to 24	9.6%	9.7%
25 to 34	12.9%	14.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	11.9%	10.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.0%
75 and over	6.1%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hockley County	Moore County
White (non-Hispanic)	44.9%	29.0%
Black or African American	2.8%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	49.6%	60.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hockley County	Moore County
No high school diploma	20.1%	29.8%
High school graduate	28.5%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hockley County	Moore County
Drove alone	79.5%	83.7%
Carpooled	13.3%	10.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.8%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	1.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hockley County	Moore County
1-unit, detached	74.9%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	7.1%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Hockley County	Moore County
Poverty rate	12.6%	15.3%
Average household size	2.59	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1977	1974