Smyer

Population: 398
Median household income: $46,042
Median home value: $60,000

Located in Hockley County, Texas, Smyer is a community with a population of 398. At $46,042, its median household income sits below Hockley County's $54,810.

From 2019 to 2023, Smyer's population declined 41.2% from 677 to 398, while its median home value fell 20.5% from $75,500 to $60,000.

64.0% of workers drive to work alone. 65.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 398
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $46,042
Median home value: $60,000
Median gross rent: $980
Housing units: 180
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

677398

Median household income

$60,938$46,042

Median home value

$75,500$60,000

Median gross rent

$969$980

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	677	$60,938	$75,500	$969
2020	526	$51,563	$72,000	$1,051
2021	478	$41,944	$66,400	$1,076
2022	370	$36,875	$59,000	$1,094
2023	398	$46,042	$60,000	$980

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1724.9%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4418.6%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 743.3%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	2.5%
5 to 17	99	24.9%
18 to 24	23	5.8%
25 to 34	51	12.8%
35 to 44	74	18.6%
45 to 54	59	14.8%
55 to 64	23	5.8%
65 to 74	13	3.3%
75 and over	46	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	206	51.8%
Black or African American	12	3.0%
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	37	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	143	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.1%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72	27.1%
High school graduate	73	27.4%
Some college or associate's	82	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	31	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone64.0%

Carpooled19.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	130	64.0%
Carpooled	39	19.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	7.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	9.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35	19.0%
15 to 29 min	67	36.4%
30 to 44 min	75	40.8%
45 to 59 min	7	3.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 13.1% (52 of 398)

	Count	Share
Family households	97	61.8%
Nonfamily households	60	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	157	87.2%
Vacant	23	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	120	76.4%
Renter-occupied	37	23.6%

1-unit, detached65.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other34.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	118	65.6%
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	62	34.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4868504
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.5874, -102.1635