2020 census As of the
2020 census, Hico had a population of 1,335. The median age was 42.0 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.7 males age 18 and over. There were 518 households in Hico, of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.6% were married-couple households, 17.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 1,341 people, 556 households, and 363 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 640 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.23%
White, 0.82%
Native American, 0.15%
Pacific Islander, 7.53% from
other races, and 1.27% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 11.26% of the population. There were 556 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were
married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.99. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,919, and the median income for a family was $34,688. Males had a median income of $27,404 versus $17,708 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $14,122. About 13.6% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 27.2% of those under age 18 and 22.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==