Census tract · Hays County

Census Tract 109.23, Hays County, Texas

Census Tract 109.23, GEOID 48209010923, in Hays County, Texas, partly within Buda, Austin, Niederwald and Creedmoor. 10,543 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±1,682); the 2020 Census counted 8,125.

Residents, 2020-2024

10,543

±1,682 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 8,125

Median household income

$116,624

±$11,335 (90% margin)
Hays County: $89,097

Median home value

$376,100

±$22,454 (90% margin)
Hays County: $399,800

Median gross rent

$1,363

±$275 (90% margin)
Hays County: $1,495

Where is Census Tract 109.23?

Census Tract 109.23 is one of 46 census tracts in Hays County, Texas. It covers 9.65 square miles of land, 842 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 48209010923, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 109.23 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Buda18%
Austin2%
Niederwald2%
Creedmoor1%
Census Tract 109.23 (marked with a dot) in Hays County, Texas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
109.13109.19109.20109.21109.2224.34 109.23 2 mi
Census Tract 109.23 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Hays County.

6 census tracts border Census Tract 109.23: Tract 109.13 ($100,345), Tract 109.19 ($81,613), Tract 109.20 ($76,065), Tract 109.21 ($65,690), Tract 109.22 ($114,737) and Tract 24.34 in Travis County ($75,114). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 109.23?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 109.23's population at 10,543 (±1,682) in 4,000 households; the 2020 Census counted 8,125 residents and 3,000 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 109.23Hays CountyTexas
Total population 10,543 ±1,682 268,638 30,188,424
Households 4,000 ±626 99,849 10,992,816
Average household size 2.64 ±0.32 2.61 2.69
Housing units 4,073 ±621 104,675 12,128,515

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 109.23?

The median resident of Census Tract 109.23 is 34.7 years old; 24.6% are under 18 and 5.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 49.0%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 37.6%. 12.8% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 109.23Hays CountyTexas
Median age 34.7 ±2.1 34.1 35.6
Under 18 years 24.6% ±4.5 pts 22.4% 25.0%
65 years and over 5.9% ±1.8 pts 12.2% 13.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 49.0% ±10.5 pts 39.4% 39.7%
White alone, not Hispanic 37.6% ±8.6 pts 50.5% 39.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 7.8% ±5.5 pts 3.8% 11.9%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 1.6% ±1.5 pts 2.0% 5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.5 pts 0.1% 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.5 pts 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 4.0% ±2.3 pts 3.2% 3.1%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.5 pts 1.0% 0.4%
Born outside the United States 12.8% ±5.4 pts 9.8% 17.6%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 29.8% ±10.1 pts 24.7% 35.1%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 4.8% ±2.4 pts 6.8% 6.2%
With a disability 10.8% ±3.7 pts 11.7% 12.3%
No health insurance coverage 9.8% ±5.5 pts 11.6% 17.1%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 84.6% ±7.1 pts 92.0% 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 37.8% ±8.3 pts 43.2% 33.8%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 14.1% ±4.5 pts 15.5% 12.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 77.6% ±8.9 pts 81.8% 86.0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 109.23 earn?

Half of the 4,000 households in Census Tract 109.23 earn less than $116,624 a year (±$11,335), against $89,097 across Hays County: 12th highest of the county's 46 tracts with a reliable estimate. 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 109.23Hays CountyTexas
Median household income $116,624 ±$11,335 $89,097 $78,476
Mean household income $139,306 ±$33,280 $117,544 $109,933
Per capita income $52,454 ±$12,426 $44,565 $40,752
People below the poverty line 4.2% ±1.8 pts 12.1% 13.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 0.0% ±1.9 pts 8.8% 18.7%
Households receiving SNAP 6.6% ±4.8 pts 5.0% 11.4%
Households with a computer 97.1% ±2.9 pts 97.3% 96.3%
Households with a broadband subscription 98.2% ±1.8 pts 92.9% 91.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 109.23?

Owners occupy 73.5% of Census Tract 109.23's occupied homes and renters 26.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $376,100 by its owner (±$22,454). The median renter pays $1,363 a month including utilities, and 39.0% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 109.23Hays CountyTexas
Median home value (owner-occupied) $376,100 ±$22,454 $399,800 $283,800
Median gross rent $1,363 ±$275 $1,495 $1,403
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 39.0% ±18.3 pts 49.6% 42.3%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $2,389 ±$138 $2,289 $2,106
Owner-occupied homes 73.5% ±7.0 pts 64.1% 62.6%
Renter-occupied homes 26.6% ±7.0 pts 35.9% 37.4%
Housing units 4,073 ±621 104,675 12,128,515
Single-family detached homes 75.4% ±8.4 pts 66.3% 64.4%
Mobile homes 9.1% ±7.0 pts 5.7% 6.4%
Built 2020 or later 9.4% ±4.6 pts 10.1% 4.0%
Built 2010 to 2019 65.0% ±11.4 pts 32.5% 17.4%
Built 1939 or earlier 0.0% ±1.2 pts 1.1% 3.1%
Households with no vehicle 3.9% ±2.9 pts 3.9% 5.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 109.23 get to work?

66.1% of Census Tract 109.23's workers drive alone and 19.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 33.8 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 7.4%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 109.23Hays CountyTexas
In the labor force (age 16+) 76.0% ±5.5 pts 68.7% 65.3%
Unemployment rate 7.4% ±4.0 pts 4.4% 5.3%
Drove alone to work 66.1% ±10.4 pts 69.6% 71.4%
Carpooled 13.9% ±9.7 pts 8.6% 10.0%
Public transportation 0.0% ±0.9 pts 0.5% 0.9%
Walked 1.0% ±1.6 pts 1.6% 1.5%
Worked from home 19.0% ±7.6 pts 18.1% 14.4%
Mean travel time to work 33.8 min ±5.5 31.3 min 26.7 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 109.23 compare with the other tracts in Hays County?

Among Hays County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 109.23 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 109.23's rank among the tracts of Hays County
MeasureIn Hays County
Population6th of 46
Residents per square mile22nd of 46
Median household income12th of 46
Per capita income13th of 46
Median home value22nd of 42
Median gross rent30th of 44
Poverty rate28th of 29
Bachelor's degree or higher27th of 45
Median age24th of 46
Owner-occupied share24th of 42

The tracts next to it on Hays County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 108.159th$130,647±$19,239 · within the margin of this tract2,124
Tract 109.1110th$122,778±$11,458 · within the margin of this tract3,785
Tract 108.1711th$118,304±$34,544 · within the margin of this tract4,201
Tract 109.2312th$116,624±$11,33510,543
Tract 109.2213th$114,737±$14,023 · within the margin of this tract13,952
Tract 108.1214th$114,149±$19,142 · within the margin of this tract5,347
Tract 109.0515th$110,478±$14,577 · within the margin of this tract12,257

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 109.23?

2 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 109.23 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections