Hico, Texas

Back to Hico, TX housing info, Hamilton County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

General Map
Google Map
MSN Map

Population in July 2008: 1,342. Population change since 2000: +0.1%

Males: 608	(45.3%)
Females: 734	(54.7%)

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 76457.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,156 (it was $25,919 in 2000)

Hico:	$36,156
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,043

Hico:	$19,043
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,458 (it was $49,800 in 2000)

Hico:	$91,458
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $92,748; Detached houses: $95,457; Townhouses or other attached units: $51,315; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $51,848; Mobile homes: $27,733

Hico, TX residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Hico:

White Non-Hispanic (87.0%)
Hispanic (11.3%)
Other race (7.5%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.3%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Hico: 75.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Recent posts about Hico, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Hico is mentioned 65 times on our forum:

	Hico and horses (9 replies)
	Hico looking for horses (1 reply)
	WOW......how do you deal with the HOT weather? (157 replies)
	Possibly moving to Denison. What are the people and town like? (39 replies)
	Driving from Dallas to San Antonio on Christmas Weekend (10 replies)
	Tyler, TX - Too conservative for my family? (72 replies)

Latest news from Hico, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: United States (27.3%), Irish (10.5%), German (7.8%), English (7.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1021 feet

Land area: 1.47 square miles.

Population density: 912 people per square mile

(low).

Hico,TX real estate house value index trend

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

For population 25 years and over in Hico

High school or higher: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
Unemployed: 4.3%
Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hico city

Never married: 18.2%
Now married: 54.8%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 15.0%
Divorced: 10.4%

86 residents are foreign born (5.9% Latin America).

This city:	6.4%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Hico, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hico to the number of sex offenders is 336 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Hico:	1.5% ($727)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waco, TX (59.5 miles , pop. 113,726).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (66.2 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (91.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Iredell, TX (3.1 miles ), Walnut Springs, TX (4.2 miles ), Cranfills Gap, TX (4.3 miles ), Stephenville, TX (4.4 miles ), Dublin, TX (4.4 miles ), Hamilton, TX (4.5 miles ), Meridian, TX (4.7 miles ), Glen Rose, TX (4.9 miles ).

Latitude: 31.98 N, Longitude: 98.03 W

Area code: 254

This city's Wikipedia profile

Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Health care (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Accommodation and food services (18%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Top executives (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Personal appearance workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Hico races chart

Crime in Hico by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	73.1
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	6	2	3
per 100,000	145.9	428.6	148.9	219.3
Burglaries	12	15	19	13
per 100,000	875.3	1071.4	1414.7	950.3
Thefts	10	8	16	2
per 100,000	729.4	571.4	1191.4	146.2
Auto thefts	2	2	2	3
per 100,000	145.9	142.9	148.9	219.3
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	131.3	195.0	188.4	192.3

(click on a table row to update graph)

Average climate in Hico, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Back to the top

Hico-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 160% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/1973, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 40.6 miles away from the Hico city center .

On 4/19/1976, a category 5 tornado 54.0 miles away from the city center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hico-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.0 miles away from Hico center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Hico topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Hico:

HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HAMILTON, TX)
GLEN ROSE MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; GLEN ROSE, TX)
HARRIS METHODIST ERATH COUNTY (about 24 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Hico, TX

Airports and Heliports located in Hico:

See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Hico, TX

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hico:

TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,068)
MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,658)
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 13,183)
TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO (about 62 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,218)
CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 64 miles; KILLEEN, TX; FT enrollment: 6,777)
TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 15,454)
TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,403)

Public high school in Hico:

HICO High School (Students: 232; Location: CHERRY ST; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 48)

Public elementary/middle schools in Hico:

HICO Elementary (Students: 285; Location: 614 KIRK; Grades: EE-5; Our rating: 77)
HICO Junior High School (Students: 199; Location: 614 KIRK; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 53)

See full list of schools located in Hico

Click to draw/clear city borders

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jacks Hollow Branch (A), Grubbs Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Billy the Kid Museum (105 North Pecan Street).

Court: City of Hico Municipal Court (118 West 1st Street).

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.3%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	19.5%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	6.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hico, TX

21 people in nursing homes

Hico compared to Texas state average:

Hico, Texas environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Back to the top

Banks with branches in Hico (2009 data):

The First National Bank of Hico: The First National Bank Of Hico at 135 North Pecan, branch established on 1890-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $33.7 mil, Deposits: $30.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: First National Bancshares Of Hico, Inc.
First Community Bank, National Association: Hico Banking Center at 300 E. Second St., branch established on 1955-08-15. Info updated 2009-03-24: Bank assets: $464.9 mil, Deposits: $408.8 mil, headquarters in Sugar Land, TX, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 33 total offices, Holding Company: Jll/Fch Holdings I, Llc

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Hico mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Hamilton County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (32%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Hico

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Churches of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	52.0%	18.7%	10.9%	9.4%	4.1%
Congregations	37.1%	11.4%	5.7%	14.3%	5.7%

Name	Catholic Church	Pentecostal Church of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.8%	1.1%	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%
Congregations	2.9%	2.9%	2.9%	2.9%	14.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	3	$8,464	$33,856	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$168
Streets and Highways	1	$1,357	$16,284	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$3,779	$22,674	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,548	$18,576	0	$0
Water Supply	3	$6,669	$26,676	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$2,161	$25,932	0	$0
Totals for Government	11	$23,978	$26,158	2	$168

8.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($1,268 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.68%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Erath County, TX	1.02% ($32,893 average AGI)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.69% ($26,053)
from Coryell County, TX	0.54% ($26,667)

8.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,624 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.08%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Erath County, TX	1.24% ($28,441 average AGI)
to Coryell County, TX	0.69% ($21,211)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.48% ($26,154)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hico:

WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KBBW (1010 AM; 10 kW; WACO-MARLIN, TX; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING OF TEXAS)
KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
KHVN (970 AM; 10 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KRZX (1660 AM; 10 kW; WACO, TX; Owner: VAN D. GOODALL, JR.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hico:

KTFW-FM (92.1 FM; GLEN ROSE, TX; Owner: M&M BROADCASTERS, LTD.)
KFWR (95.9 FM; MINERAL WELLS, TX; Owner: LKCM RADIO GROUP, LP)
KDXX (107.1 FM; BENBROOK, TX; Owner: KCYT-FM LICENSE CORP.)
KWOW (104.1 FM; CLIFTON, TX; Owner: M&M BROADCASTERS, LTD.)
KCUB-FM (98.3 FM; STEPHENVILLE, TX; Owner: REESE BROADCASTING L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Hico:

KFWD (Channel 52; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HIC BROADCAST, INC.)
K61CV (Channel 61; MULLIN, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K65BC (Channel 65; MULLIN, TX; Owner: MAKO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Hico fatal accident list:
Feb 19, 2006 02:34 AM, Us-281, Lat: 31.978128, Lon: -98.034947, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 1
Aug 17, 2001 08:30 AM, Sr-6, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 17, 1976 03:40 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Hico Cell Site Intersection From Road 1602 & County Road 209, Structure height: 96 m, Call Sign: KNKQ272
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/30/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5

Richard I Clark, 411 Chestnut, Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.4 m, Overall height: 92.4 m
Registrant: Northland Cable Television, Inc., 975 North Lillian, Stephenville, TX 76401, Phone: (254) 968-4189
b b carter, Us Highway 281, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00008376
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770
Jerri L Janjua, 478 Cr 539, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 78 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
Jerri L Janjua, Intersection Of Road 1602 & County Rd. 209 (Hico Site), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 99 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
Fred Kleber, J Putty Ranch, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Call Sign: WPXC661
Assigned Frequencies : 451.500 MHz, 456.500 MHz
Grant Date: 03/05/2003, Expiration Date: 03/05/2013, Certifier: Brett Johnson
Registrant: Wear Radio Service, Inc., 1902 North 3rd Street, Temple, TX 76501, Phone: (254) 773-6992, Fax: (254) 770-0777
Lat: 31.986861 Lon: -98.033472, Call Sign: WQJQ879
Assigned Frequencies : 466.350 MHz, 461.225 MHz, 461.350 MHz, 466.225 MHz
Grant Date: 11/28/2008, Expiration Date: 11/28/2018, Certifier: Neil Wade
Registrant: Bearcom Wireless Worldwide, Dallas, TX 75355-9001, Phone: (214) 765-7136, Fax: (214) 355-1714, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3

Corner Railroad & 281, Structure height: 4.3 m, Overall height: 10.4 m, Call Sign: WPJE407
Assigned Frequencies : 952.793 MHz, 928.793 MHz
Grant Date: 04/19/2001, Expiration Date: 04/16/2011
Registrant: Phone: (512) 908-4300
HIGH SCHOOL, Cherry Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 13 m, Overall height: 14.5 m, Call Sign: WPQX632
Assigned Frequencies : 22375.0 MHz
Grant Date: 11/09/2000, Expiration Date: 11/09/2010, Certifier: Neil Wade
Registrant: Hico Isd, 614 Kirk Street, Hico, TX 76457, Phone: (254) 796-2183, Fax: (254) 796-4214, Email:
ELEM SCHOOL, 614 Kirk Street, Type: Bant, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 13.6 m, Call Sign: WPQX633
Assigned Frequencies : 23575.0 MHz
Grant Date: 11/09/2000, Expiration Date: 11/09/2010, Certifier: Neil Wade
Registrant: Hico Isd, 614 Kirk Street, Hico, TX 76457, Phone: (254) 796-2183, Fax: (254) 796-4214, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Hico)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 11 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Hico)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 10
Hazardous Condition: 3
Service Call: 1
Good Intent Call: 3

Incident types - Hico

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Hico, TX

Back to Hico, TX housing info, Hamilton County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.