Demographics of Hill County, Texas

Hill County, Texas had 39,503 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,538 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.

Hill County, in four figures

39,503
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +9.8%
Change since July 2020: +3,538 people.; 41.0 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,591 ±$2,693
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.

Hill County, Texas's population grew 9.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hill 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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Hill County, Texas's population grew 9.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hill 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	35,965	100.0	100.0
2021	36,387	101.2	100.2
2022	37,314	103.8	100.7
2023	38,236	106.3	101.6
2024	38,889	108.1	102.5
2025	39,503	109.8	103.1

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Population of Hill 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	35,965	+97	−32	0	+136
2021	36,387	+422	−211	+12	+633
2022	37,314	+927	−180	+49	+1,003
2023	38,236	+922	−75	+59	+921
2024	38,889	+653	−21	+121	+553
2025	39,503	+614	−30	+35	+616

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.0 ±0.6: for men 40.0 ±0.7 and for women 41.9 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hill County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	2,131 ±69	5.7% ±0.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,507 ±326	17.4% ±0.9	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,038 ±288	8.1% ±0.8	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,606 ±310	23.1% ±0.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,426 ±361	25.3% ±1.0	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,620 ±383	20.4% ±1.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,591 ±$2,693, and income per person $32,052 ±$1,178, 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 Hill County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	2,705 ±341	19.6% ±2.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,771 ±305	20.1% ±2.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,554 ±288	18.6% ±2.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,618 ±216	11.8% ±1.5	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,447 ±278	17.8% ±2.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	887 ±160	6.4% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	785 ±164	5.7% ±1.2	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Hill County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	5,363 ±734	14.7% ±2.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,695 ±342	19.9% ±3.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,468 ±368	13.7% ±2.0	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,200 ±208	12.0% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hill County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hill County	Texas	United States
Housing units	16,434 ±53	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.8% ±1.9	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.2% ±2.1	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.2% ±1.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.8% ±2.5	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$179,200 ±$9,564	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$946 ±$49	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±2	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 Hill County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,635 ±0	23.1% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	25,220 ±103	67.6% ±0.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,851 ±160	5.0% ±0.4	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	197 ±49	0.5% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	22 to 70	0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	29 to 137	0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,296 ±184	3.5% ±0.5	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 Hill County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	27,269 ±614	73.1% ±1.6	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,131 ±613	19.1% ±1.6	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	411 ±194	1.1% ±0.5	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,517 ±284	6.7% ±0.8	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	940 ±147	2.5% ±0.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,577 ±289	4.2% ±0.8	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hill County among the counties of Texas

81st of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Hill County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Val Verde County	47,835	+0.5%
Cooke County	44,461	+6.5%
Upshur County	44,410	+8.2%
Erath County	43,911	+2.8%
Wharton County	42,060	+1.2%
Hill County	39,503	+9.8%
Fannin County	39,265	+9.1%
Hopkins County	39,063	+6.1%
Jim Wells County	38,804	−0.2%
Brown County	38,711	+1.7%
Washington County	38,288	+7.0%

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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