Demographics of Hereford city, Texas

Hereford city, Texas had 14,976 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +64 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hereford city, in four figures

14,976
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,840 ±16.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +64 people.; 29.4 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,868 ±$9,293
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Hereford city, Texas's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hereford city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Hereford city, Texas's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hereford city, 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	14,912	100.0	100.0
2021	14,781	99.1	100.2
2022	14,791	99.2	100.7
2023	14,807	99.3	101.6
2024	14,872	99.7	102.5
2025	14,976	100.4	103.1

Population of Hereford city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,912	—
2021	14,781	−131
2022	14,791	+10
2023	14,807	+16
2024	14,872	+65
2025	14,976	+104

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 29.4 ±1.0: for men 27.7 ±1.3 and for women 31.2 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hereford city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,316 ±133	8.9% ±0.9	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,498 ±343	23.6% ±2.3	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,650 ±348	11.1% ±2.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,794 ±305	25.6% ±2.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,809 ±318	18.9% ±2.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,773 ±263	11.9% ±1.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,868 ±$9,293, and income per person $23,802 ±$2,290, 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 Hereford city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	905 ±229	18.6% ±4.6	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,239 ±302	25.4% ±6.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,120 ±285	23.0% ±5.7	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	523 ±168	10.7% ±3.4	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	735 ±239	15.1% ±4.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	89 to 299	1.8% to 6.1%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	58 to 256	1.2% to 5.2%	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 Hereford city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	2,295 ±692	15.7% ±4.7	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	859 ±363	18.1% ±7.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	983 ±261	13.0% ±3.4	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	453 ±155	19.8% ±6.2	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hereford city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hereford city	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,522 ±260	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.2% ±2.5	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.8% ±2.8	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.4% ±7.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.6% ±6.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$109,700 ±$9,880	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$953 ±$57	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±3	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 Hereford city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,540 ±411	84.5% ±2.8	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,036 ±391	13.7% ±2.6	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	41 to 253	0.3% to 1.7%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	31 to 107	0.2% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5 to 91	< 0.1% to 0.6%	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 Hereford city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	10,502 ±698	70.8% ±4.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,695 ±412	11.4% ±2.8	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5 to 105	< 0.1% to 0.7%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,588 ±547	17.4% ±3.7	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	621 ±215	4.2% ±1.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,967 ±549	13.3% ±3.7	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%.

Hereford city among the places of Texas

209th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Hereford city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Uvalde city	15,417 ±26
Rio Grande City city	15,396 ±33
Lockhart city	15,326 ±36
Mineral Wells city	15,244 ±75
West University Place city	14,982 ±38
Hereford city	14,840 ±16
Manvel city	14,758 ±45
Rendon CDP	14,632 ±1,363
Hidalgo city	14,498 ±37
Dumas city	14,452 ±19
Jacksonville city	14,325 ±29

Rankings this appears in

No. 34 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 35 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 51 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 74 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 85 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 180 Places in Texas by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026