Hunt County Demographics

People QuickFacts Hunt County Texas
Population, 2010 86,129 25,145,561
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 12.4% 20.60%
Population, 2000 76,596 20,851,820
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.6% 7.70%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.9% 27.30%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 13.9% 10.30%
Female persons, percent, 2010 50.4% 50.40%
   
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 81.6% 70.40%
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 8.3% 11.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 0.70%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.1% 3.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.10%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.4% 2.70%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 13.6% 37.60%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 74.8% 45.30%
   
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009 81.8% 80.80%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 5.7% 15.80%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 11.1% 33.60%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 79.9% 79.30%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 16.5% 25.40%
Veterans, 2005-2009 7,854 1,621,077
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 28.4 24.7
   
Housing units, 2010 36,704 9,977,436
Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 71.2% 64.70%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 14.9% 24.30%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 $88,800 $118,900
Households, 2005-2009 29,273 8,269,046
Persons per household, 2005-2009 2.7 2.81
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 $21,276 $24,318
Median household income, 2009 $42,160 $48,286
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 19.9% 17.10%
   
Business QuickFacts Hunt County Texas
Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 1,395 519,028
Private nonfarm employment, 2009 21,830 8,925,096
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 6.5% 11.20%
Nonemployer establishments, 2009 5,615 1,844,130
   
Total number of firms, 2007 6,300 2,164,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8% 7.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.90%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.10%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 20.70%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.3% 28.20%
   
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 3,134,435 593,541,502
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 263,413 424,238,194
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 931,267 311,334,781
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,302 $13,061
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) D 42,054,592
Building permits, 2010 47 88,461
Federal spending, 2009 2,037,390 216,379,449
   
Geography QuickFacts Hunt County Texas
Land area in square miles, 2010 840.32 261,231.71
Persons per square mile, 2010 102.5 96.3
FIPS Code 231 48
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area  

Source: U.S. Census Bureau