Hockley is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 19,241 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hockley is the 157th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Hockley was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Hockley economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Hockley, where the median household income is $89,593.00.

A relatively large number of people in Hockley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Hockley, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The education level of Hockley citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.65% of adults in Hockley have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hockley in 2022 was $34,903, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,612 for a family of four. However, Hockley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hockley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hockley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hockley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hockley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.95% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hockley include German, English, Irish, French, and Scottish.

Hockley also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.48%.

The most common language spoken in Hockley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.