People QuickFacts Hays County Texas Population, 2012 estimate 168,990 26,059,203 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 157,112 25,145,561 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 7.6% 3.6% Population, 2010 157,107 25,145,561 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.6% 7.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.3% 27.1% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 8.8% 10.5% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.2% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 91.2% 80.9% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 4.1% 12.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.2% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.4% 4.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.0% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 35.8% 38.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 57.7% 44.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 77.0% 82.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 6.9% 16.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 23.3% 34.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 88.6% 80.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 35.5% 26.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 10,507 1,618,413 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 29.6 24.8  Housing units, 2011 61,821 10,098,750 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 67.3% 64.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 21.8% 24.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $174,800 $126,400 Households, 2007-2011 52,717 8,667,807 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.73 2.79 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $26,388 $25,548 Median household income, 2007-2011 $58,247 $50,920 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 16.4% 17.0%     Business QuickFacts Hays County Texas Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 3,187 522,146 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 37,501 8,785,238 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 56.0 9.5 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 12,244 1,934,472  Total number of firms, 2007 14,240 2,164,852 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 7.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 18.1% 20.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.2% 28.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,081,843 593,541,502 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 451,199 424,238,194 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,954,688 311,334,781 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,765 $13,061 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 235,341 42,054,592 Building permits, 2011 2,474 97,450     Geography QuickFacts Hays County Texas Land area in square miles, 2010 677.98 261,231.71 Persons per square mile, 2010 231.7 96.3 FIPS Code 209 48 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts