Skip to content
Beacon CRE

Hemphill County, TX: population growth, jobs and income

Hemphill County lost 55 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−1.8%).

Hemphill County had an estimated 3,083 residents in 2025, down 8.4% (282 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Texas as a whole (+8.5%), and the 238th fastest growth of 246 counties in Texas.

Data as of 2025 · updated

See page 1 free (PDF)

14-day full refund · Stripe, Apple Pay or Google Pay · Instant PDF + CSV · Sold by Simply Stats LLC (NC)

How we compute every number · Refund terms

In the Hemphill County report

One-time $99 PDF: everything on this page for Hemphill County, ranked against Texas and the U.S., plus these figures that are not on the free page:

  • Median gross rent$836/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes16.3%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months02025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

What's inside: 5 pages

  1. 1 Summary, headline numbers and ranks (free preview)
  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
See every page of a sample report

Want Pro for Texas? Get notified

Headline numbers

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 38 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 1,032 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −35.4% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.8% in 2025, 1.8 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 0 new homes in 2025, or 0.0 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $61,563 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +3.3% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 3,059th.

Get Hemphill County’s next numbers by email

Email me when Hemphill County gets new Census numbers: population, building permits, jobs and income. About 4 emails a year, one click to stop.

We use your address only to email you when new data for Hemphill County is out: what changed, with a link to that county's report. No newsletter, no other sales emails. Delete it any time with the link in every email. We'll email you a link to confirm first; nothing starts until you click it. Privacy notice.

Hemphill County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20253,083−55
20243,138−12
20233,150−55
20223,205−120
20213,325−40
20203,365–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Hemphill County

Hemphill County lost 282 people since 2020; the biggest drag was domestic migration (−249).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−16−39
International migrationfrom and to other countries−1+4
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−38−249
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0+2
Total change−55−282

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn TexasAmong U.S. counties
Population growth238th of 2463,059th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents212th of 2462,944th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth243rd of 2453,081st of 3,092
Median household income144th of 2461,905th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate208th of 2462,417th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents206th of 2232,795th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

Get the county report — $99

The County Growth and Demographics Report for Hemphill County, TX as a PDF, from federal data: population and migration, housing and rents, permits, private employers and jobs, unemployment, ranks in the state and the country, and neighbouring counties, with a source next to every number. Pay once, no subscription.

Add 2 neighbouring counties for $50: the Gray County and Wheeler County reports too, $149 for all 3.

Choose other neighbouring counties

Preview page 1 of the Hemphill County report (free, PDF) · See a full 5-page sample (PDF) · Other counties and options

Every purchase also includes a CSV of every table in the report, ready for a spreadsheet.

Refund terms: Terms. · How we compute every number

Neighbouring counties

Hemphill County lost population faster than all 5 of its neighbouring counties with a comparable figure (−8.4%, 2020–25).

3 of its 6 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Hemphill County's $61,563 (2020–24).

Hemphill County, TX and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Hemphill County, TX This county3,083−8.4%−12.30.0$61,563
Wheeler County, TX4,773−4.1%−12.80.0$60,167
Lipscomb County, TX2,955−2.8%8.10.0$72,560
Roberts County, TX867–––$67,868
Roger Mills County, OK3,259−5.0%−7.40.0$66,094
Ellis County, OK3,613−3.4%1.40.3$61,016
Gray County, TX20,919−1.3%−0.40.4$59,614

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

All 254 Texas counties · Every state

Questions

Is Hemphill County growing?

No. Its population fell 8.4% between 2020 and 2025, about 282 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Texas as a whole changed +8.5% over the same years. That ranks 238th of 246 counties in Texas for population growth.

How many people moved to Hemphill County?

On net, none in 2025: about 38 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Hemphill County?

It averaged 4.8% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Hemphill County?

About 3,083 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Hemphill County?

Private employers there had 1,032 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −35.4% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

What Beacon CRE covers in Texas

Map, parcel and listing layers cover North and South Carolina only for now. This page and the other Texas county pages carry the public federal growth figures.

See the Carolinas map

Hemphill County data alerts

Email me when Hemphill County gets new Census numbers: population, building permits, jobs and income. About 4 emails a year, one click to stop.

We use your address only to email you when new data for Hemphill County is out: what changed, with a link to that county's report. No newsletter, no other sales emails. Delete it any time with the link in every email. We'll email you a link to confirm first; nothing starts until you click it. Privacy notice.

Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.