Hudspeth County vs Knox County

A side-by-side comparison of Hudspeth County and Knox County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hudspeth County has the higher population (3,331 vs 3,322 in Knox County). Knox County has the higher median household income ($56,304 vs $39,336 in Hudspeth County). Knox County has the higher median home value ($66,800 vs $57,400 in Hudspeth County).

Population, income & housing

	Hudspeth County	Knox County
Population	3,331	3,322
Median age	33.2 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$39,336	$56,304
Median home value	$57,400	$66,800
Median gross rent	$664	$661
Housing units	1,130	1,802
Homeownership rate	73.0%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudspeth County	Knox County
Population	4,415 → 3,331 (-24.6%)	3,705 → 3,322 (-10.3%)
Median household income	$31,677 → $39,336 (+24.2%)	$48,798 → $56,304 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$50,900 → $57,400 (+12.8%)	$45,000 → $66,800 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $664 (+0.6%)	$513 → $661 (+28.8%)

Hudspeth County

Population

4,4153,331

Median household income

$31,677$39,336

Median home value

$50,900$57,400

Median gross rent

$660$664

Knox County

Population

3,7053,322

Median household income

$48,798$56,304

Median home value

$45,000$66,800

Median gross rent

$513$661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hudspeth County	Knox County
Under 5	3.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.0%	20.6%
18 to 24	16.4%	4.6%
25 to 34	19.7%	10.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	7.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	6.5%	10.0%
75 and over	4.6%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudspeth County	Knox County
White (non-Hispanic)	29.9%	57.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	65.5%	33.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudspeth County	Knox County
No high school diploma	40.1%	14.8%
High school graduate	25.0%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	22.5%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudspeth County	Knox County
Drove alone	77.0%	77.9%
Carpooled	11.0%	15.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	4.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudspeth County	Knox County
1-unit, detached	48.0%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	51.2%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Hudspeth County	Knox County
Poverty rate	19.0%	11.4%
Average household size	3.08	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1984	1967