Blum

Population: 374
Median household income: $28,438
Median home value: $80,000

Blum is a community in Hill County, Texas, home to 374 residents. The median household income of $28,438 is below the Hill County median ($63,147).

From 2019 to 2023, Blum's population declined 13.8% from 434 to 374, while its median home value rose 15.9% from $69,000 to $80,000.

3.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 374
Median age: 28.4 yrs
Median household income: $28,438
Median home value: $80,000
Median gross rent: $1,313
Housing units: 155
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

434374

Median household income

$61,750$28,438

Median home value

$69,000$80,000

Median gross rent

$881$1,313

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	434	$61,750	$69,000	$881
2020	456	$56,250	$72,300	$950
2021	508	$64,000	$72,500	$1,036
2022	402	$68,125	$89,600	$1,100
2023	374	$28,438	$80,000	$1,313

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 2420.1%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 444.5%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	6.7%
5 to 17	66	17.6%
18 to 24	75	20.1%
25 to 34	52	13.9%
35 to 44	17	4.5%
45 to 54	39	10.4%
55 to 64	59	15.8%
65 to 74	33	8.8%
75 and over	8	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	284	75.9%
Black or African American	3	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	86	23.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.6%

High school graduate51.9%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree2.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	21.6%
High school graduate	108	51.9%
Some college or associate's	47	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	6	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone94.2%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	163	94.2%
Carpooled	7	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4	2.4%
15 to 29 min	60	35.3%
30 to 44 min	28	16.5%
45 to 59 min	41	24.1%
60+ min	37	21.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 32.1% (120 of 374)

	Count	Share
Family households	96	75.6%
Nonfamily households	31	24.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	127	81.9%
Vacant	28	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	102	80.3%
Renter-occupied	25	19.7%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	111	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44	28.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4809004
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.1420, -97.3971