---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Hockley County, TX"
classification: county
fips: "48219"
state: "TX"
demographics:
  population: 21363
  population_under_18: 5687
  population_18_64: 12392
  population_65_plus: 3284
  median_household_income: 63140
  poverty_rate: 13.06
  homeownership_rate: 72.2
  unemployment_rate: 4.66
  median_home_value: 127000
  gini_index: 0.447
  vacancy_rate: 14.27
  race_white: 12211
  race_black: 736
  race_asian: 29
  race_native: 76
  hispanic: 10718
  bachelors_plus: 3394
districts:
  - to: "us/states/tx/districts/19"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 1.0
  - to: "us/states/tx/districts/senate/28"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 1.0
  - to: "us/states/tx/districts/house/88"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 1.0
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, tx]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Hockley County, TX

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 21363 |
| Under 18 | 5687 |
| 18–64 | 12392 |
| 65+ | 3284 |
| Median household income | 63140 |
| Poverty rate | 13.06 |
| Homeownership rate | 72.2 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.66 |
| Median home value | 127000 |
| Gini index | 0.447 |
| Vacancy rate | 14.27 |
| White | 12211 |
| Black | 736 |
| Asian | 29 |
| Native | 76 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10718 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 3394 |

## Districts

- [TX-19](/us/states/tx/districts/19.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [TX Senate District 28](/us/states/tx/districts/senate/28.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [TX House District 88](/us/states/tx/districts/house/88.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries