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Hays Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 27,507
Land Area (2000): 2,330.913 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1.299 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	41,186	73.62%
Rural, Farm	2,787	4.98%
Rural, Non-farm	11,970	21.40%

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Hays Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	14,112	13,628	483	3.43%	35
1991	14,675	14,180	495	3.37%	34
1992	15,140	14,566	574	3.79%	38
1993	15,309	14,716	593	3.88%	39
1994	16,083	15,526	556	3.46%	35
1995	16,393	15,885	509	3.10%	31
1996	16,461	15,950	511	3.11%	31
1997	17,080	16,649	432	2.53%	25
1998	17,382	16,869	513	2.95%	29
1999	16,760	16,322	437	2.61%	26
2000	15,317	14,901	416	2.71%	27
2001	15,587	15,132	455	2.92%	29
2002	16,151	15,653	498	3.09%	31
2003	16,952	16,417	535	3.16%	31
2004	16,851	16,219	632	3.75%	38
2005	16,637	16,069	569	3.42%	34
2006	17,245	16,775	470	2.73%	27
2007	17,226	16,776	451	2.62%	26
2008	17,294	16,795	499	2.88%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	13,669	13,237	432	3.16%	32
Feb 1990	13,891	13,451	440	3.17%	32
Mar 1990	14,089	13,552	537	3.81%	38
Apr 1990	14,168	13,676	492	3.47%	35
May 1990	14,081	13,649	432	3.07%	31
Jun 1990	13,923	13,428	495	3.56%	36
Jul 1990	13,933	13,297	636	4.56%	46
Aug 1990	13,649	13,143	506	3.71%	37
Sep 1990	14,375	13,863	512	3.56%	36
Oct 1990	14,669	14,179	490	3.34%	33
Nov 1990	14,505	14,074	431	2.97%	30
Dec 1990	14,388	13,990	398	2.77%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	14,429	13,949	480	3.33%	33
Feb 1991	14,479	14,011	468	3.23%	32
Mar 1991	14,520	13,911	609	4.19%	42
Apr 1991	14,562	14,076	486	3.34%	33
May 1991	14,522	14,029	493	3.39%	34
Jun 1991	14,565	13,992	573	3.93%	39
Jul 1991	15,424	14,849	575	3.73%	37
Aug 1991	13,908	13,365	543	3.90%	39
Sep 1991	14,674	14,218	456	3.11%	31
Oct 1991	14,929	14,502	427	2.86%	29
Nov 1991	15,031	14,604	427	2.84%	28
Dec 1991	15,051	14,648	403	2.68%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	14,989	14,459	530	3.54%	35
Feb 1992	15,229	14,670	559	3.67%	37
Mar 1992	15,252	14,574	678	4.45%	44
Apr 1992	15,202	14,764	438	2.88%	29
May 1992	15,081	14,570	511	3.39%	34
Jun 1992	15,088	14,268	820	5.43%	54
Jul 1992	14,985	14,449	536	3.58%	36
Aug 1992	14,618	14,056	562	3.84%	38
Sep 1992	15,290	14,695	595	3.89%	39
Oct 1992	15,238	14,577	661	4.34%	43
Nov 1992	15,289	14,779	510	3.34%	33
Dec 1992	15,413	14,929	484	3.14%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	15,289	14,543	746	4.88%	49
Feb 1993	15,495	14,802	693	4.47%	45
Mar 1993	15,475	14,777	698	4.51%	45
Apr 1993	15,327	14,633	694	4.53%	45
May 1993	15,348	14,738	610	3.97%	40
Jun 1993	15,146	14,537	609	4.02%	40
Jul 1993	15,388	14,719	669	4.35%	43
Aug 1993	14,943	14,388	555	3.71%	37
Sep 1993	15,149	14,696	453	2.99%	30
Oct 1993	15,291	14,806	485	3.17%	32
Nov 1993	15,405	14,918	487	3.16%	32
Dec 1993	15,451	15,029	422	2.73%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	15,531	14,995	536	3.45%	35
Feb 1994	15,864	15,279	585	3.69%	37
Mar 1994	15,984	15,402	582	3.64%	36
Apr 1994	16,024	15,319	705	4.40%	44
May 1994	16,163	15,639	524	3.24%	32
Jun 1994	16,275	15,690	585	3.59%	36
Jul 1994	16,246	15,695	551	3.39%	34
Aug 1994	15,793	15,257	536	3.39%	34
Sep 1994	16,167	15,632	535	3.31%	33
Oct 1994	16,311	15,805	506	3.10%	31
Nov 1994	16,289	15,747	542	3.33%	33
Dec 1994	16,343	15,854	489	2.99%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	16,278	15,711	567	3.48%	35
Feb 1995	16,517	15,972	545	3.30%	33
Mar 1995	16,545	16,000	545	3.29%	33
Apr 1995	16,242	15,725	517	3.18%	32
May 1995	16,367	15,779	588	3.59%	36
Jun 1995	16,280	15,670	610	3.75%	37
Jul 1995	16,223	15,709	514	3.17%	32
Aug 1995	15,849	15,381	468	2.95%	30
Sep 1995	16,309	15,808	501	3.07%	31
Oct 1995	16,489	16,050	439	2.66%	27
Nov 1995	16,913	16,479	434	2.57%	26
Dec 1995	16,709	16,333	376	2.25%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	16,339	15,817	522	3.19%	32
Feb 1996	16,314	15,821	493	3.02%	30
Mar 1996	16,470	15,817	653	3.96%	40
Apr 1996	16,507	16,054	453	2.74%	27
May 1996	16,376	15,843	533	3.25%	33
Jun 1996	15,976	15,466	510	3.19%	32
Jul 1996	16,813	16,097	716	4.26%	43
Aug 1996	15,855	15,394	461	2.91%	29
Sep 1996	15,802	15,329	473	2.99%	30
Oct 1996	16,872	16,416	456	2.70%	27
Nov 1996	17,073	16,591	482	2.82%	28
Dec 1996	17,134	16,751	383	2.24%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	16,630	16,134	496	2.98%	30
Feb 1997	17,010	16,580	430	2.53%	25
Mar 1997	16,977	16,510	467	2.75%	28
Apr 1997	17,053	16,658	395	2.32%	23
May 1997	17,039	16,661	378	2.22%	22
Jun 1997	16,978	16,431	547	3.22%	32
Jul 1997	17,567	17,086	481	2.74%	27
Aug 1997	16,823	16,390	433	2.57%	26
Sep 1997	16,700	16,264	436	2.61%	26
Oct 1997	17,315	16,922	393	2.27%	23
Nov 1997	17,410	17,036	374	2.15%	21
Dec 1997	17,460	17,112	348	1.99%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	17,221	16,731	490	2.85%	28
Feb 1998	17,453	17,048	405	2.32%	23
Mar 1998	17,650	17,218	432	2.45%	24
Apr 1998	17,709	17,189	520	2.94%	29
May 1998	17,376	16,905	471	2.71%	27
Jun 1998	16,772	16,261	511	3.05%	30
Jul 1998	17,749	17,043	706	3.98%	40
Aug 1998	16,689	16,147	542	3.25%	32
Sep 1998	16,619	16,068	551	3.32%	33
Oct 1998	17,737	17,197	540	3.04%	30
Nov 1998	17,932	17,344	588	3.28%	33
Dec 1998	17,674	17,273	401	2.27%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	17,032	16,541	491	2.88%	29
Feb 1999	17,038	16,579	459	2.69%	27
Mar 1999	17,292	16,834	458	2.65%	26
Apr 1999	17,219	16,804	415	2.41%	24
May 1999	17,256	16,819	437	2.53%	25
Jun 1999	16,779	16,306	473	2.82%	28
Jul 1999	16,543	16,050	493	2.98%	30
Aug 1999	16,396	15,971	425	2.59%	26
Sep 1999	16,079	15,643	436	2.71%	27
Oct 1999	16,508	16,133	375	2.27%	23
Nov 1999	16,562	16,133	429	2.59%	26
Dec 1999	16,413	16,055	358	2.18%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	15,076	14,671	405	2.69%	27
Feb 2000	15,070	14,614	456	3.03%	30
Mar 2000	15,090	14,722	368	2.44%	24
Apr 2000	15,245	14,923	322	2.11%	21
May 2000	15,363	14,918	445	2.90%	29
Jun 2000	15,655	15,188	467	2.98%	30
Jul 2000	15,631	15,146	485	3.10%	31
Aug 2000	15,405	14,980	425	2.76%	28
Sep 2000	15,122	14,709	413	2.73%	27
Oct 2000	15,477	15,051	426	2.75%	28
Nov 2000	15,334	14,903	431	2.81%	28
Dec 2000	15,337	14,991	346	2.26%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	15,299	14,872	427	2.79%	28
Feb 2001	15,199	14,749	450	2.96%	30
Mar 2001	15,427	14,944	483	3.13%	31
Apr 2001	15,396	15,029	367	2.38%	24
May 2001	15,435	15,025	410	2.66%	27
Jun 2001	15,618	15,110	508	3.25%	33
Jul 2001	16,174	15,662	512	3.17%	32
Aug 2001	15,876	15,401	475	2.99%	30
Sep 2001	15,745	15,301	444	2.82%	28
Oct 2001	15,636	15,135	501	3.20%	32
Nov 2001	15,578	15,093	485	3.11%	31
Dec 2001	15,658	15,258	400	2.55%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	15,696	15,202	494	3.15%	31
Feb 2002	16,016	15,522	494	3.08%	31
Mar 2002	16,099	15,548	551	3.42%	34
Apr 2002	15,954	15,514	440	2.76%	28
May 2002	15,936	15,521	415	2.60%	26
Jun 2002	16,252	15,718	534	3.29%	33
Jul 2002	16,809	16,232	577	3.43%	34
Aug 2002	16,441	15,926	515	3.13%	31
Sep 2002	16,175	15,690	485	3.00%	30
Oct 2002	16,354	15,786	568	3.47%	35
Nov 2002	16,077	15,582	495	3.08%	31
Dec 2002	16,002	15,589	413	2.58%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	16,716	16,212	504	3.02%	30
Feb 2003	16,753	16,235	518	3.09%	31
Mar 2003	16,908	16,381	527	3.12%	31
Apr 2003	16,744	16,253	491	2.93%	29
May 2003	16,662	16,188	474	2.84%	28
Jun 2003	17,161	16,553	608	3.54%	35
Jul 2003	17,282	16,690	592	3.43%	34
Aug 2003	17,000	16,445	555	3.26%	33
Sep 2003	16,991	16,435	556	3.27%	33
Oct 2003	17,039	16,522	517	3.03%	30
Nov 2003	17,126	16,572	554	3.23%	32
Dec 2003	17,037	16,513	524	3.08%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	17,108	16,513	595	3.48%	35
Feb 2004	17,142	16,582	560	3.27%	33
Mar 2004	17,015	16,419	596	3.50%	35
Apr 2004	16,579	16,042	537	3.24%	32
May 2004	16,528	15,973	555	3.36%	34
Jun 2004	16,861	16,177	684	4.06%	41
Jul 2004	17,030	16,228	802	4.71%	47
Aug 2004	16,636	15,892	744	4.47%	45
Sep 2004	16,268	15,615	653	4.01%	40
Oct 2004	17,079	16,451	628	3.68%	37
Nov 2004	17,066	16,409	657	3.85%	38
Dec 2004	16,902	16,332	570	3.37%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	16,141	15,503	638	3.95%	40
Feb 2005	16,222	15,575	647	3.99%	40
Mar 2005	16,279	15,660	619	3.80%	38
Apr 2005	16,452	15,909	543	3.30%	33
May 2005	16,537	15,993	544	3.29%	33
Jun 2005	16,931	16,328	603	3.56%	36
Jul 2005	17,050	16,426	624	3.66%	37
Aug 2005	16,760	16,216	544	3.25%	32
Sep 2005	16,702	16,151	551	3.30%	33
Oct 2005	16,895	16,393	502	2.97%	30
Nov 2005	16,868	16,318	550	3.26%	33
Dec 2005	16,811	16,353	458	2.72%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	17,024	16,510	514	3.02%	30
Feb 2006	17,045	16,551	494	2.90%	29
Mar 2006	17,119	16,625	494	2.89%	29
Apr 2006	16,956	16,502	454	2.68%	27
May 2006	17,190	16,782	408	2.37%	24
Jun 2006	17,399	16,887	512	2.94%	29
Jul 2006	17,640	17,083	557	3.16%	32
Aug 2006	17,312	16,849	463	2.67%	27
Sep 2006	17,274	16,820	454	2.63%	26
Oct 2006	17,370	16,939	431	2.48%	25
Nov 2006	17,367	16,930	437	2.52%	25
Dec 2006	17,239	16,818	421	2.44%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	16,956	16,458	498	2.94%	29
Feb 2007	17,098	16,613	485	2.84%	28
Mar 2007	17,030	16,573	457	2.68%	27
Apr 2007	17,226	16,802	424	2.46%	25
May 2007	17,087	16,666	421	2.46%	25
Jun 2007	17,568	17,063	505	2.87%	29
Jul 2007	17,423	16,892	531	3.05%	30
Aug 2007	17,083	16,653	430	2.52%	25
Sep 2007	17,112	16,684	428	2.50%	25
Oct 2007	17,343	16,970	373	2.15%	22
Nov 2007	17,409	16,999	410	2.36%	24
Dec 2007	17,380	16,935	445	2.56%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	17,083	16,578	505	2.96%	30
Feb 2008	17,141	16,703	438	2.56%	26
Mar 2008	17,216	16,726	490	2.85%	28
Apr 2008	17,112	16,696	416	2.43%	24
May 2008	17,276	16,742	534	3.09%	31
Jun 2008	17,624	17,117	507	2.88%	29
Jul 2008	17,573	16,993	580	3.30%	33
Aug 2008	17,325	16,833	492	2.84%	28
Sep 2008	17,293	16,768	525	3.04%	30
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Hays Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	1,602	10.47%
2.	Construction	1,298	8.48%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,180	7.71%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	966	6.31%
5.	Public Administration	866	5.66%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	842	5.50%
7.	Health Care	748	4.89%
8.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	660	4.31%
9.	Mining	532	3.48%
10.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	440	2.88%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	430	2.81%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	408	2.67%
13.	Truck Transportation	376	2.46%
14.	Finance and Insurance	374	2.44%
15.	Utilities	350	2.29%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	288	1.88%
17.	Department and Other General Stores	270	1.76%
18.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	226	1.48%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	188	1.23%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	186	1.22%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	3,266	22.59%
2.	Health Care	2,546	17.61%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,450	10.03%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	768	5.31%
5.	Social Assistance	658	4.55%
6.	Public Administration	526	3.64%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	496	3.43%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	496	3.43%
9.	Finance and Insurance	490	3.39%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	444	3.07%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	290	2.01%
12.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	248	1.72%
13.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	200	1.38%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	170	1.18%
15.	Utilities	154	1.07%
16.	Private Household Services	134	0.93%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	130	0.90%
18.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	116	0.80%
19.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	104	0.72%
20.	Other Direct Selling Estab	102	0.71%

Hays Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	820	5.36%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	806	5.27%
3.	Other Management Occupations	784	5.12%
4.	Farmers and Farm Managers	648	4.23%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	618	4.04%
6.	Computer Specialists	600	3.92%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	540	3.53%
8.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	530	3.46%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	480	3.14%
10.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	428	2.80%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	422	2.76%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	418	2.73%
13.	Other Production Occupations	414	2.71%
14.	Postsecondary Teachers	408	2.67%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	380	2.48%
16.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	342	2.23%
17.	Carpenters	326	2.13%
18.	Top Executives	262	1.71%
19.	Agricultural Workers	256	1.67%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	252	1.65%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,286	8.89%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	872	6.03%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	850	5.88%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	800	5.53%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	598	4.14%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	584	4.04%
7.	Registered Nurses	536	3.71%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	442	3.06%
9.	Other Management Occupations	426	2.95%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	406	2.81%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	400	2.77%
12.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	400	2.77%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	388	2.68%
14.	Cashiers	380	2.63%
15.	Child Care Workers	380	2.63%
16.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	354	2.45%
17.	Postsecondary Teachers	336	2.32%
18.	Health Technologists and Technicians	334	2.31%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	306	2.12%
20.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	304	2.10%

Hays Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	24,309	53.67%
15-35 hours	8,165	18.03%
1-14 hours	2,281	5.04%
No regular hours	10,536	23.26%

Hays Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	415	1.42%
5 AM-5:29 AM	259	0.89%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	857	2.93%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,555	5.32%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,091	7.15%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,318	11.35%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	7,319	25.04%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,603	12.33%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,669	5.71%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,317	4.51%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	755	2.58%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	448	1.53%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,953	10.10%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,674	9.15%

Hays Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,921	9.99%
5-9	9,801	33.53%
10-14	8,427	28.83%
15-19	3,308	11.32%
20-24	2,063	7.06%
25-29	300	1.03%
30-34	814	2.78%
35-39	183	0.63%
40-44	56	0.19%
45-59	316	1.08%
60-89	548	1.87%
At least 90	496	1.70%

Hays Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	0	0.00%	26,820	91.75%
30-44	0	0.00%	1,053	3.60%
45-59	0	0.00%	316	1.08%
At least 60	14	0.05%	1,030	3.52%

Hays Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	62	0.21%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,570	8.56%
Car / truck / van, solo	25,196	83.93%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	196	0.65%
Public transportation	14	0.05%
Walked	1,195	3.98%
Worked at home	789	2.63%

Hays Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hays Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 22,408 (52,480 people)
: 13,680 (40,448 people)
: 6,898
: 29,923
Hays Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,845	12.47%
$10,000-$14,999	2,071	9.08%
$15,000-$19,999	1,817	7.96%
$20,000-$24,999	1,810	7.93%
$25,000-$29,999	1,823	7.99%
$30,000-$34,999	1,564	6.86%
$35,000-$39,999	1,263	5.54%
$40,000-$44,999	1,510	6.62%
$45,000-$49,999	1,173	5.14%
$50,000-$59,999	1,786	7.83%
$60,000-$74,999	2,150	9.42%
$75,000-$99,999	1,526	6.69%
$100,000-$124,999	640	2.81%
$125,000-$149,999	206	0.90%
$150,000-$199,999	355	1.56%
$200,000 or more	274	1.20%

Hays Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,372	30.13%
Family, 2 people	3,139	28.04%
Nonfamily, 2 people	765	6.83%
Family, 3 people	1,551	13.86%
Nonfamily, 3 people	196	1.75%
Family, 4 people	1,299	11.61%
Nonfamily, 4 people	58	0.52%
Family, 5 people	553	4.94%
Nonfamily, 5 people	23	0.21%
Family, 6 people	172	1.54%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	59	0.53%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	4	0.04%

Hays Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	18,559	30.05%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	9,647	15.62%
Public Assistance	386	0.62%
Retirement	2,168	3.51%
Self Employment	4,030	6.52%
Social Security	5,845	9.46%
Supplemental Security	457	0.74%
Wage / Salary	17,867	28.93%
Other	2,806	4.54%

Hays Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	6,222	54.49%
With children under 18	5,196	45.51%

Hays Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,642	7.27%
Married	11,954	52.92%
Never Married	8,453	37.42%
Widowed	541	2.39%

Hays Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,797	7.66%
Married	12,640	53.85%
Never Married	6,299	26.84%
Widowed	2,735	11.65%

Hays Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hays Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Hays Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,492	5.72%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,729	6.26%
High school diploma or equivalent	11,850	27.20%
Some college, no degree	13,592	31.20%
Associate degree	2,261	5.19%
Bachelors degree	7,091	16.28%
Graduate or professional degree	3,554	8.16%

Hays Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	421	1.53%	325	1.18%	746	2.71%
Kindergarten	616	2.24%	146	0.53%	762	2.77%
Grades 1-4	1,961	7.13%	357	1.30%	2,318	8.43%
Grades 5-8	2,722	9.90%	232	0.84%	2,954	10.74%
Grades 9-12	2,949	10.72%	444	1.61%	3,393	12.34%
Undergrad college	7,514	27.32%	183	0.67%	7,697	27.98%
Graduate or professional school	862	3.13%	88	0.32%	950	3.45%
Total	17,045	61.97%	1,775	6.45%	18,820	68.42%

Hays Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hays Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Hays Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	80	70
2004	87	76

Hays Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hays Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Hays Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	46,631	87.24%
Below Poverty Level	6,820	12.76%

Hays Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hays Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
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Hays Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hays Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Hays Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	3,096	11.26%
10-19 Years	4,520	16.43%
20-29 Years	5,317	19.33%
30-39 Years	3,272	11.90%
40-49 Years	3,903	14.19%
50-59 Years	2,504	9.10%
60-69 Years	1,940	7.05%
70-79 Years	1,774	6.45%
80-89 Years	965	3.51%
90+ Years	216	0.79%

Hays Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	13,461	48.94%
Female	14,046	51.06%

Hays Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	26,160	95.10%
Hispanic/Latino	652	2.37%
Asian	223	0.81%
Multiracial	207	0.75%
African-American	173	0.63%
Amerindian	49	0.18%
Other Race	39	0.14%
Pacific Islander	4	0.01%

Hays Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	26,445	51.54%
2.	United States Or American	4,712	9.18%
3.	Irish	3,833	7.47%
4.	English	3,808	7.42%
5.	French Non-Basque	1,352	2.63%
6.	Russian	1,156	2.25%
7.	German Russian	1,098	2.14%
8.	Scottish	895	1.74%
9.	Swedish	864	1.68%
10.	Dutch	775	1.51%

Hays Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	48,814	92.54%
2.	German	2,025	3.84%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,172	2.22%
4.	Vietnamese	114	0.22%
5.	French	108	0.20%
6.	Persian	94	0.18%
7.	Arabic	78	0.15%
8.	Korean	60	0.11%
9.	African	60	0.11%
10.	Scandinavian	36	0.07%

Hays Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	54,657	97.70%
Naturalized immigrant	280	0.50%
Not a citizen	1,006	1.80%

Hays Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hays Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Hays Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Ellis County

Hays Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Big Creek	Freedom	Schoenchen
Buckeye	Hays	Victoria
Catharine	Herzog	Walker
Catherine	Lookout	Wheatland
Ellis	Pfeifer

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Hays (20,013)	Lookout (355)	Walker
Big Creek (2,409)	Herzog (322)	Freedom
Ellis (2,259)	Catherine (318)	Buckeye
Victoria (1,509)	Schoenchen (214)	Pfeifer
Wheatland (797)	Catharine