Hays

Population: 173
Median household income: $89,750
Median home value: $330,400

Hays is a community in Hays County, Texas, home to 173 residents. Its median household income of $89,750 runs above the Hays County figure of $85,827.

Between 2019 and 2023, Hays's population grew 12.3% from 154 to 173, while its median home value rose 56.7% from $210,900 to $330,400.

Owners occupy 89.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 54.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 173
Median age: 54.9 yrs
Median household income: $89,750
Median home value: $330,400
Median gross rent: $2,150
Housing units: 69
Homeownership rate: 89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

154173

Median household income

$47,188$89,750

Median home value

$210,900$330,400

Median gross rent

$1,708$2,150

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	154	$47,188	$210,900	—
2020	141	$66,250	$229,800	$1,708
2021	148	$55,000	$238,500	$2,125
2022	138	$80,625	$287,500	$2,150
2023	173	$89,750	$330,400	$2,150

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 242.9%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 444.0%

45 to 5417.9%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7423.1%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	5.2%
5 to 17	18	10.4%
18 to 24	5	2.9%
25 to 34	17	9.8%
35 to 44	7	4.0%
45 to 54	31	17.9%
55 to 64	25	14.5%
65 to 74	40	23.1%
75 and over	21	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	93	53.8%
Black or African American	6	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	6.9%
Two or more races	14	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	24.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree32.6%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	3.5%
High school graduate	36	25.5%
Some college or associate's	34	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	46	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	48	84.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	15.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2	4.2%
15 to 29 min	14	29.2%
30 to 44 min	26	54.2%
45 to 59 min	6	12.5%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 4.6% (8 of 173)

	Count	Share
Family households	53	76.8%
Nonfamily households	16	23.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	69	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	62	89.9%
Renter-occupied	7	10.1%

1-unit, detached98.6%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	68	98.6%
1-unit, attached	1	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4832906
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.1215, -97.8724