Hays County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History Chart»   «Group Quarters»   «Census 2020 Redistricting Data (county level only)»
Estimate 2023:280,486More data
Estimate 2022:269,103 
Estimate 2021:255,955 
Census 2020: See note at the bottom of the page.241,067More data
Census 2010:157,107More data
Census 2000:97,589More data
Population of the County Seat (San Marcos)
Census 2020:67,553 
Census 2010:44,894 
Census 2000:34,733 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN HAYS COUNTY - 2022 Estimates (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Austin city (pt.):1,007More data
Bear Creek village:434More data
Buda city:16,086More data
Dripping Springs city:7,057More data
Hays city:249More data
Kyle city:57,470More data
Mountain City city:687More data
Niederwald city (pt.):533More data
San Marcos city (pt.):70,300More data
Uhland city (pt.):1,144More data
Wimberley city:2,890More data
Woodcreek city:1,852More data
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau)
Land Area:676.9More data
Water Area:2.0More data
Total Area:678.8More data
Population Density Per Square Mile
2020:356.16More data
Urban and Rural Population of the County, 2020 (Census Bureau)
Percent Urban:70.26More data
Percent Rural:29.74More data
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2022 (Census Bureau)     «Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin»
Percent Hispanic:40.8%More data
Race - 2022 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:89.0%More data
Percent African American Alone:4.9%More data
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:1.3%More data
Percent Asian Alone:2.2%More data
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.1%More data
Percent Multi-Racial:2.5%More data
Race and Ethnicity - 2022 (Census Bureau)
Percent Not Hispanic White Alone:51.0%More data
Percent Not Hispanic African American Alone:4.1%More data
Age - 2022 (Census Bureau Estimates)     «Age Groups Chart»
17 and Under:22.3%More data
65 and Older:12.0%More data
85 and Older:0.9%More data
Median Age:33.7More data
Income
Per Capita Income - 2022 (BEA):     «Per Capita Income History Chart»$60,097More data
Total Personal Income - 2022 (BEA):$16,179,523,000More data
Median Household Income - 2022 (Census Bureau):     «Median Household Income History Chart»$89,074More data
Poverty - 2022 (Census Bureau)     «Poverty Chart»
Percent of Population in Poverty:9.9%More data
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:7.9%More data
Educational Attainment (Census Bureau, 2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate)     «ACS 5-Year Estimates, S1501, Educational Attainment»
Percent high school graduate and higher, Age 25 and over:90.9% 
Percent bachelor's degree or higher, Age 25 and over:40.4% 
Pay (BLS)     «Pay History Chart»
Average Annual Pay - 2022:$51,274More data
Average Annual Pay - 2021:$47,067 
Average Annual Pay - 2020:$44,662 
Average Annual Pay - 2019:$42,158 
Average Annual Pay - 2018:$40,318 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)     «Unemployment History Chart»
Unemployment Rate - 2023:3.3More data
Unemployment Rate - 2022:3.1 
Unemployment Rate - 2021:4.1 
Unemployment Rate - 2020:6.3 
Unemployment Rate - 2019:2.8 
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2022
Total County Tax Rate:     «Detailed Tax Rates»   «Tax Rate History with Chart»$0.312500More data
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»   «Levy History with Chart»$54,636,807,366More data
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$39,380,368,857More data
Total Actual Levy:$123,063,653More data
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History     «Sales Tax History Chart»
CY 2023:$32,134,901More data
CY 2022:$30,740,867 
CY 2021:$29,762,793 
CY 2020:$28,929,896 
CY 2019:$23,400,715 
ROAD INVENTORY WITHIN HAYS COUNTY (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2022
IH Highways:24.365More data
US Highways:16.934More data
State Highways, Spurs, Loops, Business Routes:26.989More data
Farm or Ranch to Market Roads and Spurs:155.848More data
Pass, Park and Recreation Roads:0.000More data
Frontage Roads:52.196More data
On-System Subtotal:276.332More data
City Streets:473.447More data
Certified County Roads:823.779More data
Toll Road Authority Roads:0.491More data
Federal Roads:3.316More data
Off-System Subtotal:1,301.033More data
Center Line Miles: County Total:1,577.365More data
Lane Miles - 2022
IH Highways:146.190More data
US Highways:59.304More data
State Highways, Spurs, Loops, Business Routes:80.974More data
Farm or Ranch to Market Roads and Spurs:352.696More data
Pass, Park and Recreation Roads:0.000More data
Frontage Roads:111.485More data
On-System Subtotal:750.649More data
City Streets:975.324More data
Certified County Roads:1,651.012More data
Toll Road Authority Roads:1.964More data
Federal Roads:6.632More data
Off-System Subtotal:2,634.932More data
County Total:3,385.581More data
Miles Travelled on County Roads     «Mileage History with Chart»
LINKS TO ADDITIONAL DATA
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2021»
Gross Domestic Product (BEA):     «GDP 2022»
County Agricultural Profile (USDA):     «Census of Agriculture 2017»     «2017 County Profile»
State & County QuickFacts (Census Bureau):     «Hays County QuickFacts»
State & County Narrative Profiles (Census Bureau):     «Narrative Profiles»
County History (Handbook of Texas Online):     «Hays County History»
Texas Almanac (Texas State Historical Association):     «Hays County»

Special Districts in Hays County.
School Districts in Hays County.
History of City Tax Rates in Hays County.

Airports in Hays County.
Hospitals in Hays County.
Prisons in Hays County.

NOTE ON THE 2020 CENSUS POPULATION DATA
On Feb. 28, 2024, the U.S. Census Bureau released the final, full set of errata tables for the 2020 Census Count Question Resolution (CQR) program. The CQR gave tribal, state and local governments the opportunity to ask the Census Bureau to review their boundaries or housing counts to identify errors that may have occurred while processing their 2020 Census counts. Upon review, the agency made changes to the total populations of three counties: Martin (from 5,237 to 5,247); Midland (from 169,983 to 169,974); and Reeves (from 14,748 to 14,747). As stated in the Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 207/Friday, October 29, 2021 (Introduction): No new census information products will be created by the 2020 Census CQR and no revisions will be made to 2020 Census information products, such as the apportionment counts delivered to the President for apportionment or the 2020 Census Public Law 94-171 Redistricting Data Files and Geographic Products. The 2020 Census counts shown above in the table are the original counts from the 2020 Census Public Law 94-171 Redistricting Data Files and do not reflect the changes made due to the CQR program.