Hooks

Population: 2,304
Median household income: $43,929
Median home value: $103,200

Hooks is a community in Bowie County, Texas, home to 2,304 residents. Its median household income of $43,929 runs below the Bowie County figure of $59,295.

From 2019 to 2023, Hooks's population declined 15.9% from 2,738 to 2,304, while its median home value rose 17.9% from $87,500 to $103,200.

78.1% of workers drive to work alone. 71.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,304
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $43,929
Median home value: $103,200
Median gross rent: $1,007
Housing units: 1,246
Homeownership rate: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7382,304

Median household income

$46,354$43,929

Median home value

$87,500$103,200

Median gross rent

$718$1,007

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,738	$46,354	$87,500	$718
2020	2,731	$49,020	$78,200	$748
2021	2,553	$51,734	$82,500	$780
2022	2,400	$52,031	$92,800	$899
2023	2,304	$43,929	$103,200	$1,007

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	3.6%
5 to 17	443	19.2%
18 to 24	196	8.5%
25 to 34	261	11.3%
35 to 44	369	16.0%
45 to 54	312	13.5%
55 to 64	210	9.1%
65 to 74	218	9.5%
75 and over	212	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,610	69.9%
Black or African American	440	19.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	141	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	106	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate45.0%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	137	8.7%
High school graduate	712	45.0%
Some college or associate's	479	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	197	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	57	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	756	78.1%
Carpooled	122	12.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	61	6.3%
Other means	23	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	331	36.5%
15 to 29 min	404	44.5%
30 to 44 min	100	11.0%
45 to 59 min	36	4.0%
60+ min	36	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 19.8% (456 of 2,298)

	Count	Share
Family households	669	69.5%
Nonfamily households	293	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	962	77.2%
Vacant	284	22.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	584	60.7%
Renter-occupied	378	39.3%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other16.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	890	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	107	8.6%
5 to 19 units	17	1.4%
20 or more units	23	1.8%
Mobile home & other	209	16.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4834736
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.4707, -94.2865