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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Hays | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 268,638 | 204,796 | 55 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 30.5% | — | |
| Median household income | $89,097 | $96,551 | 27 | ||
| Poverty rate | 12.1% | 7.2% | 82 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 43.2% | 36.5% | 55 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 29.0% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $399,800 | $354,450 | 55 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,495 | $1,580 | 27 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.6% | 7.2% | 9 | ||
| Worked from home | 18.1% | 14.9% | 55 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +14.3% |
| Housing units | — | — | +16.2% |
| Median household income | — | — | +40.9% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +76.4% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +41.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +13.2% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +293.1% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -20.0% |
| Restaurants & bars | 19.7 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 2.9 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 7.1 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 27.5 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 15.4 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.9 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.6 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 28.4 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaufman, TX | 56 | 172,604 | — | $89,485 | 26.5% |
| Comal, TX | 55 | 183,826 | — | $101,889 | 43.3% |
| Osceola, FL | 52 | 427,415 | — | $72,637 | 29.8% |
| Dallas, IA | 51 | 107,968 | — | $102,379 | 51.5% |
| Ellis, TX | 50 | 213,160 | — | $99,595 | 30.1% |
| Canadian, OK | 50 | 168,985 | — | $87,751 | 31.9% |
| Washington, UT | 48 | 196,431 | — | $80,632 | 35.2% |
| Williamson, TX | 48 | 672,688 | — | $111,340 | 48.4% |
| St. Johns, FL | 48 | 306,934 | — | $109,839 | 50.9% |
| Benton, AR | 48 | 303,632 | +30.5% | $93,506 | 37.8% |