Overall, Hico’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Hico is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Hico who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.40% of the adults in Hico have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hico in 2022 was $23,633, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,532 for a family of four. However, Hico contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Hico home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hico residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Hico include English, German, European, Scottish, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Hico is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
