Hudspeth County, TX

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2022 Population

3,329

0.211% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

32.1

3.89% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

25.4%

8.56% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$35,163

8.51% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$57,400

8.71% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Hudspeth County, TX had a population of 3.33k people with a median age of 32.1 and a median household income of $35,163. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Hudspeth County, TX grew from 3,322 to 3,329, a 0.211% increase and its median household income grew from $32,404 to $35,163, a 8.51% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hudspeth County, TX are Two+ (Hispanic) (43.1%), White (Hispanic) (20.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (16.4%), Other (Hispanic) (15.2%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.25%).

None of the households in Hudspeth County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

66.9% of the residents in Hudspeth County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Hudspeth County, TX was $57,400, and the homeownership rate was 68.3%.

Most people in Hudspeth County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19 minutes. The average car ownership in Hudspeth County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Hudspeth County, TX borders Otero County, NM, Culberson County, TX, El Paso County, TX, Jeff Davis County, TX, and Presidio County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Hudspeth County, TX is home to a population of 3.33k people, from which 66.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 36.9% of Hudspeth County, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.23k people).

In 2022, there were 2.08 times more Two+ (Hispanic) residents (1.43k people) in Hudspeth County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 690 White (Hispanic) and 545 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

66.9%

2022 Citizenship

63.4%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 66.9% of Hudspeth County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Hudspeth County, TX was 63.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hudspeth County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hudspeth County, TX

Two+ (Hispanic)
1.43k ± 356
White (Hispanic)
690 ± 268
White (Non-Hispanic)
545 ± 75

79.6%

Hispanic Population

2.65k people

79.6% of the people in Hudspeth County, TX are hispanic (2.65k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hudspeth County, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

36.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.23k people

42.6%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.42k people

As of 2022, 36.9% of Hudspeth County, TX residents (1.23k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hudspeth County, TX was 42.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hudspeth County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
66 ± 61
Gulf War (2001-)
57 ± 42
Vietnam
30 ± 28

Hudspeth County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.16 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hudspeth County, TX employs 966 people. The largest industries in Hudspeth County, TX are Transportation & Warehousing (186 people), Public Administration (130 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (124 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($43,068), Public Administration ($39,958), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($38,750).

Employment

Occupations

966

2022 Value

± 268

36.4%

1 Year growth

± 30%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hudspeth County, TX grew at a rate of 36.4%, from 708 employees to 966 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hudspeth County, TX, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (158 people), Transportation Occupations (113 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (92 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hudspeth County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

966

2022 Value

± 268

36.4%

1 Year growth

± 30%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hudspeth County, TX grew at a rate of 36.4%, from 708 employees to 966 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hudspeth County, TX, are Transportation & Warehousing (186 people), Public Administration (130 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (124 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hudspeth County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Hudspeth County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$26,454

Median earning men ± $12,897

$37,026

Median earning women ± $5,305

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($52,361), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($46,136), and Construction ($44,318).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Retail Trade ($46,528), Public Administration ($39,604), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($37,788).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

4
Retail Trade
3
Accommodation and Food Services
3
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Hudspeth County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 66.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.858%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.858%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Hudspeth County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hudspeth County, TX was $57,400 in 2022, which is 0.204 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $52,800 to $57,400, a 8.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Hudspeth County, TX is 68.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Hudspeth County, TX have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hudspeth County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$57,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$14,530

$608

Median Property Taxes

±$139

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hudspeth County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hudspeth County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.3%

Homeownership

2022

71.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 68.3% of the housing units in Hudspeth County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hudspeth County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9503

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Hudspeth County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$35,163

Median Household Income

± $8,159

890

Number of Households

± 189

In 2022, the median household income of the 890 households in Hudspeth County, TX grew to $35,163 from the previous year's value of $32,404.

The following chart displays the households in Hudspeth County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hudspeth County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (70.6%)
Worked At Home (14%)
Carpooled (11.7%)

In 2022, 70.6% of workers in Hudspeth County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14%) and those who carpooled to work (11.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hudspeth County, TX have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Hudspeth County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hudspeth County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hudspeth County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hudspeth County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hudspeth County, TX (620 out of 2.44k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hudspeth County, TX is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

71% of the population of Hudspeth County, TX has health coverage, with 16.7% on employee plans, 25.8% on Medicaid, 9.81% on Medicare, 16.5% on non-group plans, and 2.22% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.8% under 18 years, 28.1% between 18 and 34 years, 32.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

29%

Uninsured

16.7%

Employer Coverage

25.8%

Medicaid

9.81%

Medicare

16.5%

Non-Group

2.22%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hudspeth County, TX grew by 36.4% from 21.3% to 29%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hudspeth County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.