Hemphill County, Texas Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Hemphill County, TX Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • C
    Health Below average
    Healthier than 80% of counties in Texas
  • B
    Income Around average
    Wealthier than 89% of counties in Texas
  • D
    Education Well below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Hemphill County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Population 3,234 30,160,889 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 3.5 112.2 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -3.01% 1.41% 0.59%
Median age 45.5 35.9 37.3
Households 1,476 10,982,153 130,235,071

Population in Hemphill County declined by 3.8% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 3,234 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Hemphill County is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 21.5% of residents. That is 2.0 points above Texas as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Texas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 49.0% of the people living in Hemphill County and men 51.0%.

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Economy

Hemphill County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric Hemphill County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $63,947 $78,939 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) -0.33% 4.56% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 5.9% 5.2% 5.2%

The median household income in Hemphill County is about 19% lower than in Texas.

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Housing

Metric Hemphill County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $112,500 $258,873 $248,835
Median rent $836 $1,402 $1,407
Homeownership rate 71.1% 62.6% 65.2%

The median home price in Hemphill County is about 11.2 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $836 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Hemphill County spend about 15 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 64 hours, about 2.7 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Hemphill County Texas Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 7.7 22.8 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 15.4 45.6 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 64 190 187
Estimated yearly cost $1,991 $5,888 $5,790
Work from home 5.2% 14.4% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 439 9,879 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 138 1,441 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Texas: Loving County (3.2 min), King County (5.8 min), Terrell County (6.5 min).
Slowest: Bandera County (38.6 min), San Jacinto County (35.9 min), Liberty County (33.6 min).

The average commute time in Hemphill County is 8 minutes, shorter than the 23 minutes in Texas.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Hemphill County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Hemphill County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 21.6% 29.3% 31.6%
Average household size 2.16 2.69 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Texas: Collin County (0.4), Travis County (0.4), Fort Bend County (0.4).
Lowest: Kenedy County (0.0), Hudspeth County (0.1), La Salle County (0.1).

Health

Hemphill County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric Hemphill County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 80.2 78.0 78.3
Self-rated poor health 16.2% 21.1% 16.3%
Smokers 18.5% 19.9% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Texas: Collin County (0.8), Travis County (0.8), Denton County (0.8).
Lowest: Starr County (0.7), Brooks County (0.7), Presidio County (0.7).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Hemphill County, Texas.

How big is Hemphill County, Texas by population?

About 3,234 people live in Hemphill County, Texas, in 1,476 households of 2.2 people on average. The median age is 45.5, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 8 years.

How densely populated is Hemphill County, Texas?

Averaged over its land area, Hemphill County, Texas has 4 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 4% of the U.S. average of 86.

Can a typical household afford a home in Hemphill County, Texas?

The median home costs 1.8 times the median household income ($112,500 against $63,947), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $836 a month takes about 16% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

What share of adults in Hemphill County, Texas have a college degree?

21.6% of adults in Hemphill County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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