Hewitt is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,749 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hewitt is the 183rd largest community in Texas.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.26% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, Hewitt doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Hewitt are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.50% of adults in Hewitt have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hewitt in 2022 was $38,054, 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 $152,216 for a family of four. However, Hewitt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hewitt is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hewitt home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hewitt residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hewitt also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hewitt include German, Irish, English, Czech, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Hewitt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.