Hockley County vs. Cochran County

	Hockley County (TX)	Cochran County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22,980	2,836
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.2%	-9.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,927	3,127
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,935	3,127
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.7%	27.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.7%	16.3%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	49.8%
White alone, percent	92.6%	90.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.0%	4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.4%	3.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	48.7%	59.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	46.1%	34.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	926	84
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	14.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,370	1,359
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.2%	78.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$88,800	$34,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,182	$862
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$407	$288
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$697	$520
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.5%	4.9%
Households, 2014-2018	7,946	996
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.82	2.80
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.1%	83.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	31.2%	45.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.9%	75.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.2%	59.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	76.0%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.0%	8.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.6%	9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	20.6%	28.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.0%	58.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.4%	49.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	74,761	6,872
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	220,951	50,218
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,577	$16,487
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.1	26.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,116	$42,798
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,440	$21,014
Persons in poverty, percent	19.5%	21.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	500	46
Total employment, 2017	6,574	273
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	331,794	8,157
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	7.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,435	173
All firms, 2012	1,627	309
Men-owned firms, 2012	806	122
Women-owned firms, 2012	553	102
Minority-owned firms, 2012	397	162
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,158	136
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,431	266
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	22.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	25.2	4.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	908.39	775.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hockley county (TX) and Cochran county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.