Hockley County, Texas
10 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 21,363
- Median household income
- $63,140
- ±4,743
- Unemployed
- 4.7%
- 470 of 10,087 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.5%
- 6,688 of 7,915 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Hockley | 21,363 (2021) | 802 Houston St, Levelland | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Anton | 883 (2021) | Po Box 127, Anton | — |
| City of Levelland | 12,665 (2021) | 1709 Ave H, Levelland | Website |
| City of Ropesville | 418 (2021) | Po Box 96, Ropesville | — |
| City of Sundown | 1,265 (2021) | Po Box 600, Sundown | — |
| Town of Opdyke West | 217 (2021) | 301 Drew Drive, Levelland | — |
| Town of Smyer | 433 (2021) | Po Box 203, Smyer | Website |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levelland City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1837 Avenue I, Levelland | — |
| South Plains Regional Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 610, Levelland | Website |
| Hockley County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 848, Hale Center | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
ANTON ISD
School district1 schools
100 E ELLWOOD BLVD, Anton, TX, 79313
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LEVELLAND ISD
School district5 schools
704 11TH ST, Levelland, TX, 79336
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ROPES ISD
School district1 schools
304 RANCH, Ropesville, TX, 79358
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SMYER ISD
School district1 schools
401 LINCOLN, Smyer, TX, 79367
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SUNDOWN ISD
School district4 schools
605 S SCHOOL ST, Sundown, TX, 79372
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WHITHARRAL ISD
School district1 schools
201 2ND ST, Whitharral, TX, 79380
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Apple Country Farmers Market (19th and Ave A Lubbock) · Apple Country Farmers Market II (6009 45th Street Lubbock) · Lubbock Farmers' Market (Lubbock)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.