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Moving to Hewitt, Texas

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Population: 11,085. Estimated population in July 2024: 12,987 (+17.2% change)
Males: 5,397 (48.7%), Females: 5,688 (51.3%)

McLennan County

Zip code: 76643

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $55,469
Median house value: $88,300

Population by Race

Races in Hewitt:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.4%)
  • Hispanic (9.3%)
  • Black (7.7%)
  • Other race (4.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.9%), English (11.8%), Irish (10.6%), United States (7.9%), Scottish (2.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%).

Elevation: 655 feet

Land area: 6.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hewitt

  • High school or higher: 94.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hewitt city

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 68.2%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 3.1%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

2.5% Foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.7% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,108 (+23.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hewitt:

  • PROVIDENCE HEALTH CENTER (about 5 miles; WACO, TX)
  • DE PAUL CENTER (about 8 miles; WACO, TX)
  • HILLCREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; WACO, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hewitt:

  • WACO REGIONAL (about 11 miles; WACO, TX; Abbreviation: ACT)
  • DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL (about 26 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Abbreviation: TPL)
  • KILLEEN MUNI (about 43 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Abbreviation: ILE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hewitt:

  • MC GREGOR EXECUTIVE (about 8 miles; WACO, TX; Abbreviation: PWG)
  • TSTC WACO (about 16 miles; WACO, TX; Abbreviation: CNW)
  • WINGS FOR CHRIST INTL FLIGHT ACADEMY (about 17 miles; WACO, TX; Abbreviation: 73F)

Amtrak station near Hewitt:

  • 15 miles: MCGREGOR (1 AMTRAK BLVD.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hewitt:

  • BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 13,183)
  • MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,658)
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO (about 14 miles; WACO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,218)
  • TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 27 miles; TEMPLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,054)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 34 miles; BELTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,257)
  • CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 49 miles; KILLEEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,777)
  • NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 68 miles; CORSICANA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,842)

Libraries

Library in Hewitt:

  • HEWITT COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $75,862; Location: 100 ZUNI DR; 22,090 books; 8 serial subscriptions)

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