Smyer, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Smyer is a Census town of 291 people across 0.80 square miles of land, in Hockley County. Median household income is $45,625, 89.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Smyer
What Smyer is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.8 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land365 plus or minus 154
- County holding the largest share of its areaHockley 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.
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How many people live in Smyer
- Population291 plus or minus 123
- Median age39.8 plus or minus 9.0
- Population under 1867 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1823.0 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Population 65 and over71 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over24.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Households121 plus or minus 44
- Family households74 plus or minus 33
- Share of households that are families61.2 percent plus or minus 15.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Smyer
- Median household income$45,625 plus or minus $18,502
- Per capita income$30,402 plus or minus $9,607
- Civilian labor force149 plus or minus 68
- Employed146 plus or minus 68
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over208 plus or minus 79
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.6 percent plus or minus 39.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.8 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Smyer
- Housing units159 plus or minus 49
- Occupied units121 plus or minus 44
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate23.9 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Owner occupied108 plus or minus 42
- Renter occupied13 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate89.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$67,900 plus or minus $25,518
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,292 plus or minus $803
- Annual rent as a share of median income34.0 percent plus or minus 25.2
- Single family units105 plus or minus 43
- Share single family66.0 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes54 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Smyer gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute134 plus or minus 67
- Commuting under 15 minutes17 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.7 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more86 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more64.2 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Drove alone78.8 percent
- Carpooled13.0 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.2 percent plus or minus 10.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Smyer
- NFIP communityTown of Smyer
- NFIP community number480867
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/13/76
The Town of Smyer does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480867 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.
Hockley County, not Smyer
Hockley County context, not Smyer figures
- Establishments in Hockley County477
- Covered employment, Hockley County8,879
- Average annual pay, Hockley County$65,382
- Housing units permitted, Hockley County6
Every figure in this section is published for Hockley County as a whole and is not a measurement of Smyer.
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Smyer questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Smyer, Texas?
291, in 121 households. Smyer town covers 0.80 square miles of land, which is 365 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Smyer in?
Hockley 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 Smyer?
$45,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $67,900. Median gross rent is $1,292 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Smyer in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Smyer appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Smyer, town of, community 480867, 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 Smyer figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hockley 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 Smyer.
Is zoning published for Smyer?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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