Hutchinson County vs Lavaca County

A side-by-side comparison of Hutchinson County and Lavaca County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lavaca County has the higher population (20,479 vs 20,413 in Hutchinson County). Hutchinson County has the higher median household income ($65,470 vs $61,768 in Lavaca County). Lavaca County has the higher median home value ($220,900 vs $102,200 in Hutchinson County).

Population, income & housing

	Hutchinson County	Lavaca County
Population	20,413	20,479
Median age	38.1 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,470	$61,768
Median home value	$102,200	$220,900
Median gross rent	$852	$879
Housing units	10,175	10,499
Homeownership rate	80.9%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hutchinson County	Lavaca County
Population	21,344 → 20,413 (-4.4%)	20,021 → 20,479 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$52,524 → $65,470 (+24.6%)	$54,403 → $61,768 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$78,800 → $102,200 (+29.7%)	$162,400 → $220,900 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $852 (+12.4%)	$752 → $879 (+16.9%)

Hutchinson County

Population

21,34420,413

Median household income

$52,524$65,470

Median home value

$78,800$102,200

Median gross rent

$758$852

Lavaca County

Population

20,02120,479

Median household income

$54,403$61,768

Median home value

$162,400$220,900

Median gross rent

$752$879

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hutchinson County	Lavaca County
Under 5	5.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.5%	17.8%
18 to 24	9.2%	6.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	13.0%
75 and over	6.7%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hutchinson County	Lavaca County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.1%	71.7%
Black or African American	2.4%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	24.5%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hutchinson County	Lavaca County
No high school diploma	14.2%	12.9%
High school graduate	32.0%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hutchinson County	Lavaca County
Drove alone	83.7%	80.1%
Carpooled	9.2%	10.1%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	2.7%	8.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hutchinson County	Lavaca County
1-unit, detached	80.5%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	15.7%

Poverty & households

	Hutchinson County	Lavaca County
Poverty rate	11.6%	9.4%
Average household size	2.91	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1967	1976