Jim Hogg County vs Mills County

A side-by-side comparison of Jim Hogg County and Mills County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jim Hogg County has the higher population (4,797 vs 4,499 in Mills County). Mills County has the higher median household income ($64,494 vs $42,230 in Jim Hogg County). Mills County has the higher median home value ($200,200 vs $125,600 in Jim Hogg County).

Population, income & housing

	Jim Hogg County	Mills County
Population	4,797	4,499
Median age	25.0 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,230	$64,494
Median home value	$125,600	$200,200
Median gross rent	$820	$713
Housing units	1,931	2,614
Homeownership rate	61.5%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jim Hogg County	Mills County
Population	5,231 → 4,797 (-8.3%)	4,889 → 4,499 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$33,382 → $42,230 (+26.5%)	$49,306 → $64,494 (+30.8%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $125,600 (+93.2%)	$140,200 → $200,200 (+42.8%)
Median gross rent	$584 → $820 (+40.4%)	$624 → $713 (+14.3%)

Jim Hogg County

Population

5,2314,797

Median household income

$33,382$42,230

Median home value

$65,000$125,600

Median gross rent

$584$820

Mills County

Population

4,8894,499

Median household income

$49,306$64,494

Median home value

$140,200$200,200

Median gross rent

$624$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jim Hogg County	Mills County
Under 5	20.6%	2.2%
5 to 17	14.1%	15.8%
18 to 24	15.2%	5.3%
25 to 34	13.4%	7.6%
35 to 44	9.1%	9.4%
45 to 54	8.0%	14.8%
55 to 64	11.1%	16.0%
65 to 74	5.7%	14.5%
75 and over	2.8%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jim Hogg County	Mills County
White (non-Hispanic)	21.3%	76.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	78.3%	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jim Hogg County	Mills County
No high school diploma	21.2%	10.5%
High school graduate	40.9%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jim Hogg County	Mills County
Drove alone	72.4%	75.3%
Carpooled	21.7%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	7.7%
Other means	0.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jim Hogg County	Mills County
1-unit, detached	78.7%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Jim Hogg County	Mills County
Poverty rate	31.4%	7.7%
Average household size	3.88	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1975	1977