Editing Hays County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 387
| 1860 = 2126
| 1870 = 4088
| 1880 = 7555
| 1890 = 11352
| 1900 = 14142
| 1910 = 15518
| 1920 = 15920
| 1930 = 14915
| 1940 = 15349
| 1950 = 17840
| 1960 = 19934
| 1970 = 27642
| 1980 = 40594
| 1990 = 65614
| 2000 = 97589
| 2010 = 157127
| 2020 = 241067
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 280486
| estref =  <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx| title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Hays County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Hays County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48209&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hays County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48209&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hays County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48209&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|62,945
|92,062
|style='background: #ffffe6; |121,568
|64.50%
|58.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.43%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,448
|4,970
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,004
|3.53%
|3.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.74%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|368
|502
|style='background: #ffffe6; |599
|0.38%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|740
|1,699
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,822
|0.76%
|1.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|47
|104
|style='background: #ffffe6; |144
|0.05%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|138
|226
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,009
|0.14%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.42%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,044
|2,143
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,050
|1.07%
|1.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.58%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|28,859
|55,401
|style='background: #ffffe6; |92,871
|29.57%
|35.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.52%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''97,589'''
|'''157,107'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''241,067'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the 2015 Texas population estimate program, the county's population was 193,963: [[non-Hispanic Whites]], 106,919 (55.1%); [[African Americans|non-Hispanic Blacks]], 5,860 (3.0%); other non-Hispanics, 6,624 (3.4%); and [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics and Latinos]] (of any race), 74,560 (38.4%).<ref name="Texas Demographic Center">{{citation|title=Estimates of the Population by Age, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity for July 1, 2015 for State of Texas|date=July 15, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2017|url=http://demographics.texas.gov/Resources/TPEPP/Estimates/2015/2015_ASRE_Estimate_alldata.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504234332/http://demographics.texas.gov/Resources/TPEPP/Estimates/2015/2015_ASRE_Estimate_alldata.pdf|archive-date=May 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, 97,589 people, 51,265 households, and 22,150 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|144|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 55,643 housing units averaged {{convert|53|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 78.92% White, 3.68% Black or African American, 0.69%Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 13.36% from other races, and 2.49% from two or more races. About 29.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 33,410 households, 34.0% had children under 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were not families; 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.69, and the average family size was 3.21.

A [[Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy|Williams Institute]] analysis of [[2010 United States Census|2010 census data]] found about 7.4 [[Same-sex relationship|same-sex couples]] per 1,000 households in the county.<ref name=newyorktimes>{{citation |title=Where Same-Sex Couples Live|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 26, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/upshot/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-where-same-sex-couples-live.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0|last1=Leonhardt|first1=David|last2=Quealy|first2=Kevin}}</ref>

The county's population was distributed as 24.5% under 18, 20.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.30 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 99.50 males.

The county's median household income was $45,006 and the median family income was $56,287. Males had a median income of $35,209 versus $27,334 for females. The county's [[per capita income]] was $19,931. About 6.40% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.30% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over.