City safety & data profile

HewittTX

Hewitt, TX is a 14K-resident city in McLennan County with a median household income of $83,511.

McLennan County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Hewitt, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Hewitt has a population larger than 24% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $273,300.

Data updated 2026-09-04

14K
Population (place)
Bottom 25%
By size
$83,511
Median income (place)
$273,300
Median home (place)
4.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Hewitt

Hewitt posts a median household income higher than 53% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 47%
by median income, US cities

Where Hewitt income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$83,511 Top 47% higher than 53% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Hewitt $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TX

Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Hewitt, TX beyond the headline numbers

Hewitt sits inside McLennan County, Texas, at roughly 31.46°N, -97.20°W. Population 14,252, $83,511 median household income. Median home value $273,300, median rent $1,538. Poverty rate 4.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 4.8% of Hewitt, TX residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in Hewitt costs roughly 3.3 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 10.3% of Hewitt workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Public transit carries 0% of Hewitt workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Hewitt from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
14,252
Hewitt · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$83,511
-7% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$273,300
-34% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (McLennan County): Hewitt's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
266K+12%
Median Income
$66,643+59%
Median Home Value
$243,600+125%
Poverty Rate
16.6%-25%
Unemployment
4.4%-41%

Economics

Economics indicators for Hewitt, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,538/mo
Poverty Rate
4.8% -61% vs avg
Unemployment 4.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 36.5%
Work From Home 10.3%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 74%
African American 6.3%
Asian 4.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
35.9%
High Blood Pressure
35.9%
Obesity
31.4%
Physical Inactivity
23.1%
Binge Drinking
16%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.5%
Diabetes
12%
Lack of Health Insurance
10.8%
Current Smoking
10.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 61.1%
Annual Checkup 77.6%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.9%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.6%
Stroke
3.5%

What alerts and safety updates affect Hewitt?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Hewitt right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet TX-HEWITT · Hewitt

Hewitt: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Hewitt; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Texas state hubs · Methodology

Read with this city profile

Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Hewitt, TX?
Hewitt, TX has a population of 14,252 people, located in McLennan County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Hewitt?
The median household income in Hewitt, TX is $83,511 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 4.8%.
What is the median home value in Hewitt?
The median home value in Hewitt, TX is $273,300. Median rent is $1,538/month.
What are the top health concerns in Hewitt?
The top health indicators in Hewitt include Short Sleep Duration (35.9%), High Blood Pressure (35.9%), Obesity (31.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Hewitt?
The median age in Hewitt, TX is 38 years. 36.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Hewitt, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (4.8% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($83,511 here).

Compare Hewitt with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Hewitt's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Hewitt area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Hewitt against Texas peers on any ranking lens. Explore Texas

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (McLennan County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.