Hockley is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 18,852 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hockley is the 157th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Hockley was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Hockley economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Hockley, where the median household income is $89,593.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 34.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The population of Hockley overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Hockley, 24.65% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hockley in 2018 was $34,903, 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 $139,612 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. The greatest number of Hockley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hockley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.95% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hockley include German, English, Irish, French, and Scottish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Hockley's cultural character, accounting for 15.48% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Hockley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.