38,771 people (2024 Census estimate, +7.8% since 2020)
959 square miles of land · 40 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
38 active community water systems list Hill County in the area they serve, reporting 51,395 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| CITY OF HILLSBORO buys surface water · local government · TX1090001 | 8,867 served |
| FILES VALLEY WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1090035 | 4,776 served |
| HILL COUNTY WSC buys surface water · local government · TX1090041 | 4,383 served |
| CEDAR CREEK WATER SYSTEM groundwater · private · TX1090012 | 3,720 served |
| POST OAK SUD buys surface water · local government · TX1090030 | 3,117 served |
| WOODROW OSCEOLA WSC BLANTON WELL PLANT 1 groundwater · local government · TX1090025 | 2,526 served |
| WHITE BLUFF groundwater · private · TX1090073 | 2,319 served |
| CITY OF WHITNEY groundwater · local government · TX1090006 | 2,237 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 110 people were held in Hill County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 144.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
12 school districts have their office in Hill County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $29.9 million — $26.7 million to run schools, about $13,289 per student, plus $1.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $14 million local (mostly property tax), $13.6 million state, $6.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $29 million.
Spent $20.5 million — $18.2 million to run schools, about $11,930 per student, plus $177,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $11.5 million local (mostly property tax), $9.3 million state, $2.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $30 million.
Spent $9.6 million — $8.5 million to run schools, about $13,126 per student, plus $674,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.5 million local (mostly property tax), $5.7 million state, $1.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $9 million.
Spent $7.5 million — $5.8 million to run schools, about $12,931 per student, plus $1.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.9 million local (mostly property tax), $5 million state, $784,000 federal. Long-term debt: $7.3 million.
Spent $5.6 million — $4.9 million to run schools, about $14,571 per student, plus $384,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3.4 million local (mostly property tax), $2.5 million state, $703,000 federal. Long-term debt: $5.8 million.
Spent $5.5 million — $4.8 million to run schools, about $14,777 per student, plus $694,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.8 million local (mostly property tax), $3.4 million state, $425,000 federal. Long-term debt: $1.1 million.
Spent $9.2 million — $8.5 million to run schools, about $26,677 per student, plus $648,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.3 million local (mostly property tax), $3.5 million state, $436,000 federal. Long-term debt: $111,000.
Spent $5 million — $4 million to run schools, about $13,969 per student, plus $798,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $3 million local (mostly property tax), $2 million state, $285,000 federal. Long-term debt: $3.2 million.
And 4 more.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Hill County about $24.7 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
403 bridges in Hill County: 177 in good condition, 222 fair, and 4 poor (1.0%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| CR 4281 over COLEMAN CREEK · built 1922 | 75 vehicles a day |
| CR 3323 over ASH CREEK BRANCH · built 2002 | 52 vehicles a day |
| CR 3102 over COBB CREEK · built 1935 | 21 vehicles a day |
| CR 3102 over TWO MILE CREEK · built 1935 | 15 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $-756,121 of work in Hill County in fiscal 2025, about $-21 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov
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Nearby counties: McLennan County (30 mi) · Bosque County (30 mi) · Johnson County (31 mi) · Ellis County (32 mi) · Navarro County (39 mi) · Somervell County (41 mi).