Hitchcock is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 7,752 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hitchcock is the 305th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Hitchcock was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Hitchcock economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Hitchcock, where the median household income is $77,713.00.Hitchcock is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hitchcock is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hitchcock who work in sales jobs (14.95%), food service (9.52%), and office and administrative support (8.33%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hitchcock has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hitchcock a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Hitchcock is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. Hitchcock is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Hitchcock who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.40% of the adults in Hitchcock have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hitchcock in 2022 was $35,298, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,192 for a family of four. However, Hitchcock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hitchcock is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hitchcock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hitchcock residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hitchcock also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.36% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hitchcock include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Hitchcock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
