Demographics of Hemphill County, Texas

Hemphill County, Texas had 3,083 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −282 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hemphill County, in four figures

3,083
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −8.4%
Change since July 2020: −282 people.; 45.1 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,563 ±$22,132
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Hemphill County, Texas's population shrank 8.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hemphill County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Hemphill County, Texas's population shrank 8.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hemphill County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	3,365	100.0	100.0
2021	3,325	98.8	100.2
2022	3,205	95.2	100.7
2023	3,150	93.6	101.6
2024	3,138	93.3	102.5
2025	3,083	91.6	103.1

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Population of Hemphill County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	3,365	−20	−5	0	−13
2021	3,325	−40	+13	+1	−48
2022	3,205	−120	−12	0	−115
2023	3,150	−55	−10	+1	−47
2024	3,138	−12	−14	+3	−1
2025	3,083	−55	−16	−1	−38

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.1 ±2.0: for men 42.6 ±4.1 and for women 45.9 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hemphill County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	119 ±36	3.7% ±1.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	544 ±110	16.8% ±3.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	210 ±88	6.5% ±2.7	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	726 ±119	22.4% ±3.7	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	891 ±141	27.6% ±4.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	744 ±152	23.0% ±4.7	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,563 ±$22,132, and income per person $37,488 ±$4,598, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hemphill County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	246 ±102	16.7% ±6.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	366 ±124	24.8% ±8.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	210 ±84	14.2% ±5.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	149 ±71	10.1% ±4.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	283 ±98	19.2% ±6.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	73 to 225	5.0% to 15.2%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	31 to 115	2.1% to 7.8%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hemphill County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	94 to 300	3.0% to 9.4%	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 29	0% to 4.5%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	31 to 147	1.9% to 9.0%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	26 to 172	3.1% to 18.8%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hemphill County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hemphill County	Texas	United States
Housing units	1,763 ±91	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.7% ±3.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.3% ±5.7	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.1% ±6.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.9% ±8.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$205,700 ±$20,033	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$836 ±$397	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hemphill County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,054 ±125	32.6% ±3.9	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,012 ±135	62.2% ±4.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 154	0% to 4.8%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.5%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 1.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 5	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8 to 136	0.2% to 4.2%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hemphill County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	2,138 ±178	66.1% ±5.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	610 ±130	18.9% ±4.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 62	0% to 1.9%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	456 ±103	14.1% ±3.2	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	78 to 256	2.4% to 7.9%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	289 ±122	8.9% ±3.8	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Hemphill County among the counties of Texas

222nd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Hemphill County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Shackelford County	3,197	+2.7%
Knox County	3,192	−4.6%
Reagan County	3,166	−7.5%
Upton County	3,131	−5.1%
Kinney County	3,128	< +0.1%
Hemphill County	3,083	−8.4%
Lipscomb County	2,955	−2.8%
Sherman County	2,781	−0.1%
Crockett County	2,769	−10.5%
Real County	2,745	−0.1%
Hall County	2,737	−2.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026