Ropesville

Population: 513
Median household income: $65,938
Median home value: $73,900

Ropesville, a community in Hockley County, Texas, has 513 residents. At $65,938, its median household income sits above Hockley County's $54,810.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ropesville's population grew 45.7% from 352 to 513, while its median home value rose 84.8% from $40,000 to $73,900.

Owners occupy 73.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 513
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $65,938
Median home value: $73,900
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 183
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

352513

Median household income

$35,000$65,938

Median home value

$40,000$73,900

Median gross rent

$911$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	352	$35,000	$40,000	$911
2020	438	$46,250	$57,700	$850
2021	457	$42,500	$55,800	$867
2022	380	$65,179	—	$745
2023	513	$65,938	$73,900	$800

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

Age distribution

Under 518.1%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5422.0%

55 to 645.7%

65 to 744.5%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	93	18.1%
5 to 17	55	10.7%
18 to 24	37	7.2%
25 to 34	81	15.8%
35 to 44	52	10.1%
45 to 54	113	22.0%
55 to 64	29	5.7%
65 to 74	23	4.5%
75 and over	30	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	124	24.2%
Black or African American	19	3.7%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	370	72.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.8%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	65	19.8%
High school graduate	118	36.0%
Some college or associate's	82	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	50	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	222	80.4%
Carpooled	35	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	5.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	59	21.7%
15 to 29 min	131	48.2%
30 to 44 min	71	26.1%
45 to 59 min	6	2.2%
60+ min	5	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 13.1% (67 of 513)

	Count	Share
Family households	109	62.3%
Nonfamily households	66	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	175	95.6%
Vacant	8	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	129	73.7%
Renter-occupied	46	26.3%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	125	68.3%
1-unit, attached	2	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	56	30.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4863140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.4133, -102.1551