| | People QuickFacts | Hays County | Texas |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 164,050 | 25,674,681 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 157,103 | 25,145,561 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 4.4% | 2.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 157,107 | 25,145,561 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.6% | 7.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.3% | 27.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 8.8% | 10.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.2% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 91.2% | 80.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 4.1% | 12.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.2% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.4% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.0% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 35.8% | 38.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 57.7% | 44.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 75.6% | 81.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.9% | 16.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 22.9% | 34.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 88.1% | 80.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 35.0% | 25.8% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 9,987 | 1,635,367 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 29.3 | 24.8 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 61,821 | 10,098,750 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 67.8% | 64.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.7% | 24.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $173,300 | $123,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 50,479 | 8,539,206 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.71 | 2.78 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $25,998 | $24,870 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $56,353 | $49,646 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.4% | 16.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Hays County | Texas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 3,187 | 522,1461 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 37,501 | 8,785,2381 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 56.0 | 9.51 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 12,244 | 1,934,472 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 14,240 | 2,164,852 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.8% | 7.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 18.1% | 20.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.2% | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,081,843 | 593,541,502 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 451,199 | 424,238,194 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,954,688 | 311,334,781 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,765 | $13,061 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 235,341 | 42,054,592 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 2,474 | 97,450 |