Holly, TX Demographics

Population 224 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Holly

Household size in Holly

Household size, people per household
PeriodHollyTexasU.S.
2006–102.962.872.68
2010–142.422.932.73
2015–192.602.952.71
2020–242.662.832.65
Change−0.30−0.05−0.03
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At 2.66 people per household, Holly sits close to the national average of 2.65. The typical household here is smaller than in Texas as a whole, where it has 2.83 people. Household size has dropped from 2.96 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Holly

Median age, years
PeriodHollyTexasU.S.
2006–1048.034.737.7
2010–1450.635.438.6
2015–1945.536.139.6
2020–2443.936.740.1
Change−4.1+2.0+2.3
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The median resident of Holly is 43.9 years old, older than the national median of 40.1.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Holly

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodHollyTexasU.S.
2006–107.4%13.7%12.3%
2010–146.6%13.7%12.3%
2015–1910.4%13.1%11.6%
2020–2410.6%12.9%11.6%
Change+3.2 pts−0.8 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are a bit less common in Holly than nationally: 10.6%, against 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Holly

Renters in Holly

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodHollyTexasU.S.
2006–104.3%35.2%33.3%
2010–149.5%37.3%35.6%
2015–1913.7%38.0%36.0%
2020–2411.9%37.4%34.8%
Change+7.6 pts+2.3 pts+1.5 pts
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Holly is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 11.9% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Nearly two-thirds of owners (64.1%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Holly

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodHollyTexasU.S.
2006–1040.8%11.8%11.4%
2010–1439.9%10.9%11.4%
2015–1942.9%10.9%11.1%
2020–2436.9%9.4%9.6%
Change−3.9 pts−2.4 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 36.9% of the housing in Holly, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Holly

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodHollyTexasU.S.
2006–10198219831974
2010–14198719851975
2015–19199019871977
2020–24199319921980
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Much of the housing in Holly is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1993, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole. That is in line with the rest of Texas.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Holly

Rent, per month
PeriodHollyTexasU.S.
2006–10$777$921$965
2010–14$886$1,005$1,040
2015–19$773$1,178$1,213
2020–24$904$1,560$1,571
Change+$127+$639+$606
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A typical rental in Holly costs $904 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 17.0% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Holly

Bachelor's degrees in Holly

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodHollyTexasU.S.
2006–1010.4%27.0%28.4%
2010–1411.9%27.9%29.6%
2015–1914.7%30.0%32.1%
2020–2414.5%34.0%35.6%
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Fewer adults in Holly have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 14.5%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Holly

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodHollyTexasU.S.
2006–1081.5%80.7%84.9%
2010–1479.1%82.0%86.1%
2015–1987.6%83.6%87.7%
2020–2487.2%85.8%89.3%
Change+5.7 pts+5.1 pts+4.3 pts
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About one in eight adults in Holly never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.2% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. Texas as a whole looks much the same.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Holly

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodHollyTexasU.S.
2006–102.5%7.0%8.1%
2010–148.6%7.7%9.4%
2015–190.5%5.1%5.6%
2020–241.7%5.3%5.4%
Change−0.9 pts−1.7 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Holly has been strong: just 1.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Holly compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Holly2.6643.910.6%11.9%36.9%1993$90414.5%87.2%1.7%
Smith Grove2.6742.213.4%23.3%36.5%1991$1,0238.7%80.4%0.4%
Friday2.4549.610.6%10.4%36.7%1990$68719.6%94.8%2.2%
Glendale2.5846.311.7%13.4%34.4%1993$87820.2%95.4%2.8%
Pennington2.2555.36.4%11.7%38.9%1980$84116.9%89.6%2.0%
Hopewell2.6847.43.7%22.4%27.0%1987$86918.5%84.0%4.9%
Lovelady2.8143.215.3%11.5%28.2%1988$1,04115.6%84.9%9.0%
Centralia1.9560.78.6%0.6%44.0%1978$77517.0%92.4%0.1%
Cut2.7945.95.7%17.8%29.1%1989$92018.6%82.9%10.2%
Groveton2.2050.66.6%19.0%28.7%1984$72818.2%87.6%14.1%
Crecy2.2062.31.2%6.1%35.7%1994$79912.7%79.7%4.1%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Holly. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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