Hays, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Hays is a Census city of 198 people across 0.22 square miles of land, in Hays County. Median household income is $70,625, 80.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hays
What Hays is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.22 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land887 plus or minus 363
- County holding the largest share of its areaHays County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hays
How many people live in Hays
- Population198 plus or minus 81
- Median age53.0 plus or minus 10.6
- Population under 1832 plus or minus 25
- Share under 1816.2 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Population 65 and over62 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over31.3 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Households89 plus or minus 29
- Family households52 plus or minus 20
- Share of households that are families58.4 percent plus or minus 11.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hays
Income and work in Hays
- Median household income$70,625 plus or minus $58,009
- Per capita income$43,406
- Civilian labor force78 plus or minus 37
- Employed72 plus or minus 36
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate7.7 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Adults 25 and over150 plus or minus 55
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.7 percent plus or minus 42.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hays
Housing in Hays
- Housing units89 plus or minus 29
- Occupied units89 plus or minus 29
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied72 plus or minus 24
- Renter occupied17 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate80.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$327,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,295
- Annual rent as a share of median income39.0 percent plus or minus 32.2
- Single family units89 plus or minus 33
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hays
How Hays gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute64 plus or minus 35
- Commuting under 15 minutes12 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.8 percent plus or minus 19.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more38 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.4 percent plus or minus 25.5
- Drove alone90.1 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.9 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hays
Flood risk in Hays
- NFIP communityCity of Hays
- NFIP community number481669
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/17/25(M)
The City of Hays participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481669 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hays County, not Hays
Hays County context, not Hays figures
- Establishments in Hays County5,891
- Covered employment, Hays County95,598
- Average annual pay, Hays County$54,838
- Housing units permitted, Hays County5,405
Every figure in this section is published for Hays County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hays.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hays questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hays, Texas?
198, in 89 households. Hays city covers 0.22 square miles of land, which is 887 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hays in?
Hays County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hays?
$70,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $327,300. Median gross rent is $2,295 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Hays in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hays appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hays, city of, community 481669, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hays figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hays County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hays.
Is zoning published for Hays?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.