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 7,710 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%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hitchcock has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hitchcock has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hitchcock than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hitchcock may be for you. One of the nice things about Hitchcock is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. As is often the case in a small city, Hitchcock doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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.
