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Hays County

292,029Population
21.1 %Change since 2020
10,261Net migration
3.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
292,029 (2024)
Change since 2020
21.1 %
Net migration
10,261 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.4 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
241,069 (2020)
Births
3,236 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.1
Deaths
1,538 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
5.3
Natural change, 2023
1,698
International migration
1,074 (2023)
Domestic migration
9,187 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
35.1
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48209

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.45.2
PeriodValue
20253.4 %
20243.4 %
20233.3 %
20223.1 %
20214.1 %
20206.3 %
20192.8 %
20183.0 %
20173.2 %
20163.4 %
20153.5 %
20144.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024292K244K
PeriodValue
2024292,029
2023281,697
2022269,476
2021256,002
2020243,988