Hockley is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 19,241 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hockley is the 157th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Hockley, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Hockley, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Hockley’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Hockley does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $103,826.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hockley is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hockley is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hockley who work in sales jobs (14.77%), management occupations (13.91%), and office and administrative support (9.76%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.69% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Hockley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.47 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The percentage of people in Hockley who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.88% of adults in Hockley have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hockley in 2022 was $36,811, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,244 for a family of four. However, Hockley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hockley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hockley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hockley, accounting for 43.15% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hockley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hockley include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. In addition, Hockley has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.30%). The most common language spoken in Hockley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
