Hudspeth County vs Sutton County

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

Hudspeth 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.

Hudspeth County has the higher population (3,331 vs 3,306 in Sutton County). Sutton County has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $39,336 in Hudspeth County). Sutton County has the higher median home value ($140,600 vs $57,400 in Hudspeth County).

Population, income & housing

	Hudspeth County	Sutton County
Population	3,331	3,306
Median age	33.2 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$39,336	$75,000
Median home value	$57,400	$140,600
Median gross rent	$664	$770
Housing units	1,130	1,740
Homeownership rate	73.0%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	11.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hudspeth County	Sutton County
Population	4,415 → 3,331 (-24.6%)	3,824 → 3,306 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$31,677 → $39,336 (+24.2%)	$54,306 → $75,000 (+38.1%)
Median home value	$50,900 → $57,400 (+12.8%)	$91,800 → $140,600 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $664 (+0.6%)	$635 → $770 (+21.3%)

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

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)

	Hudspeth County	Sutton County
Under 5	3.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	15.0%	19.5%
18 to 24	16.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	19.7%	15.2%
35 to 44	13.5%	8.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	7.6%	11.8%
65 to 74	6.5%	9.4%
75 and over	4.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hudspeth County	Sutton County
White (non-Hispanic)	29.9%	32.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	3.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	65.5%	65.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hudspeth County	Sutton County
No high school diploma	40.1%	19.3%
High school graduate	25.0%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	22.5%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hudspeth County	Sutton County
Drove alone	77.0%	72.8%
Carpooled	11.0%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	9.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hudspeth County	Sutton County
1-unit, detached	48.0%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	51.2%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Hudspeth County	Sutton County
Poverty rate	19.0%	11.6%
Average household size	3.08	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1984	1974