Hays County

Hays County has 268,638 residents across 7 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $89,097, 14% above the Texas figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $399,800, and 43% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

268,638residentsACS 2020–2024

$89,097median household incomeTexas: $78K

$399,800median home valueowner-occupied homes

93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Hays County in TexasZIP codes in Hays County highlighted; the rest of Texas in grey

Map of Texas with Hays County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 7 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
78610	48,319	$120K	$408K	79%	43%	96%	36 min
78619	6,693	$183K	$811K	96%	63%	97%	34 min
78620	22,860	$153K	$677K	86%	67%	97%	35 min
78640	77,531	$90K	$330K	71%	29%	96%	40 min
78666	88,583	$55K	$307K	38%	36%	86%	28 min
78676	15,822	$87K	$512K	79%	51%	93%	32 min
78737	27,023	$169K	$765K	88%	67%	96%	32 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

268,638 residents in 99,849 households, next to the Texas figure.

22%

under 18

29%

aged 18–34

12%

aged 65 and over

24%

of households are people living alone

49%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

104,675 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $399,800 (±$10,271).

64%

of households own their home

66%

of homes are detached single-family houses

21%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,495

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later10%

2010–201933%

2000–200924%

1990–199911%

1980–198911%

1970–19796%

1960–19692%

1950–19592%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,532.

$89,097

median household income

12.1%

of people live below the poverty line

4.4%

unemployment rate

43%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

34 min

average commute to work

26%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

78%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

18%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Hays County, Texas, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.