2020 census As of the
2020 census, Hooker had a population of 1,802, and the median age was 32.9 years; 32.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males age 18 and over. 0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 636 households in Hooker, of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 56.0% were married-couple households, 15.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 730 housing units, of which 12.9% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 76.1% were owner-occupied and 23.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.8%.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 1,788 people, 702 households, and 511 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 812 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.13%
White, 0.11%
African American, 1.73%
Native American, 0.11%
Asian, 0.01% from
other races, and 1.90% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 14.60% of the population. There were 702 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were
married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.02. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $34,688, and the median income for a family was $39,113. Males had a median income of $30,694 versus $20,217 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $18,086. About 9.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==